Linda Henderson, BACP

Linda Henderson is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has seven years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, low mood and difficulties in relationships. Linda works in a down-to-earth, compassionate way and focuses on helping people notice and use their own strengths.

Linda tailors sessions to what each person brings. That might be grief, career strain, sleep problems, anger, parenting pressures or coping with life changes. She also has experience supporting people on the autistic spectrum and those living with long-term illness and caregiving demands.

Her usual style is collaborative and person-centred. Linda aims to build a strong working relationship and helps people gain clarity and awareness about their situation. She combines listening with practical strategies when they are helpful.

She draws on techniques from cognitive behavioural, mindfulness and solution-focused approaches as needed, while keeping work grounded and simple. Sessions may include psycho-education, practical coping tools and discussion about next steps or other services.

Linda has provided counselling for charities and in primary care settings, and has Samaritan training and social prescribing experience. She can signpost people to local and national support for mental health, autism and neurodivergence. Her aim is to walk alongside clients so they can move forward at a pace that suits them.

How Linda’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy places the person and their priorities at the centre of each session. The counsellor listens carefully and follows what matters most to the client, helping them set the pace and direction. This suits issues like low mood, relationship problems and feeling stuck in life.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours. In sessions this can mean identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying small practical experiments to see what helps, which is useful for anxiety, stress and sleep problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and try techniques together to see what fits your needs and preferences. This is a collaborative process and plans can change as you learn what helps.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face contact when you want it, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a break, and live chat or text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins or clients who prefer writing. These options make it possible to work around work, caregiving or mobility constraints while still using person-centred, CBT or mindfulness-informed techniques.