Gillian Overton, NCPS

Gillian Overton is a counsellor credentialed with NCPS and has three years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She helps people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, loss, or difficult life changes. Gillian aims to build a warm, non-judgemental space where people can start to talk openly about what is hard for them.

Before training as a counsellor she spent many years travelling and living overseas, mainly in North America. She has worked in the diplomatic service, the financial sector and as a special education teacher. Those roles gave her practical life experience that she brings into sessions alongside her therapeutic skills.

Gillian believes the relationship between counsellor and client is central to any change. She listens closely and reflects back what she hears so people feel understood. Her approach is patient and caring, with an emphasis on helping people find what matters to them and small steps they can use between sessions.

In sessions she draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based ideas, Dialectical Behavior Therapy and narrative techniques. That mix is used to help with difficulties like trauma, panic, attachment concerns, emptiness or problems with sleep and anger.

People who come to Gillian often want straightforward help for parenting strain, compassion fatigue, career stress or relationship and family conflict. She supports those looking to rebuild self-esteem, cope with grief, or manage intense emotions in day-to-day life.

Therapeutic approaches you can access online

The therapist uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while choosing actions that match their values. ACT can be useful for anxiety, depression and coping with life changes.

Attachment-Based Therapy is also part of her approach and focuses on patterns formed in close relationships. It helps people understand how past relationships shape current feelings and behaviour, and it can be especially helpful when dealing with relationship strain or attachment concerns.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify goals and try methods that suit their needs and preferences. Adjustments are made as the work progresses so the approach stays helpful and relevant.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat lets people check in quickly, and messaging supports short updates or ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, travel or family commitments while keeping the focus on making steady progress.