Lorna Wilson, BACP

Lorna Wilson is a counsellor with 19 years' experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship strain. She also supports those dealing with grief, anger, addictive behaviours and problems with sleep or eating. Lorna welcomes LGBT clients and those facing multicultural or prejudice-related concerns.

She practices in the United Kingdom and holds BACP accreditation, which recognises professional membership with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Lorna drew on her own experience of counselling when choosing this career, and she aims to make the first step feel less daunting for anyone seeking help.

Lorna uses a person-centred approach as a foundation. Sessions begin with listening and building trust. From there she works with people to identify practical strategies that fit their life and values.

She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness techniques to help people notice their thoughts without being overwhelmed by them. Solution-focused ideas are used when clients want clear, goal-driven steps. Trauma-focused methods are available for those working through past abuse or post-traumatic stress.

In practice she offers a warm, non-judgemental space where people can talk through problems and try new ways of coping. Her style is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs. Over nearly two decades she has supported people through parenting stresses, career uncertainty, money worries, relationship commitment issues and life transitions.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Lorna integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centred work to help people clarify what matters to them and take steps towards those values. ACT encourages noticing difficult thoughts and choosing actions that align with a person’s goals, which can help with anxiety, depression and life transitions. Client-centred therapy focuses on empathetic listening and creating a respectful space so people feel heard and understood.

She also uses Mindfulness Therapy to help people become more aware of their present-moment experience. Mindfulness techniques can reduce rumination and support coping with stress and trauma-related symptoms. Choosing the right combination of approaches is a collaborative process; the therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful in the first sessions and adjust the plan over time.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different routines. Video calls are useful for face-to-face interaction, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and text options let people check in more flexibly during the week. This range of formats helps people fit therapy into busy lives and keeps continuity when schedules or locations change.