Louise Creswick, BACP

Louise Creswick helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief and low self-esteem. She supports those coping with major life changes, relationship strain, career uncertainty and trauma. Louise combines therapy and coaching to focus on practical steps that make daily life easier.

She is a BACP counsellor, which means she is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Louise draws on five years of experience working in mental health and therapeutic roles across the United Kingdom. Her background includes supporting people through bereavement, panic, post-traumatic stress and issues around family of origin and adoption.

In sessions she takes a collaborative, down-to-earth approach. Conversations are guided by the client's priorities and aim to build clearer thinking and coping strategies. Techniques are drawn from client-centred work, cognitive behavioural ideas and mindfulness practices according to what feels useful.

Louise pays attention to practical outcomes as well as feelings. She will help set small, achievable goals and practise skills between sessions. This can include breathing or grounding exercises, thought-challenging tasks and reflective conversations about values and life purpose.

People are offered a warm, non-judgemental space to talk. The therapist frames clients as the expert in their own lives and adapts the pace to what each person needs. Sessions aim to be straightforward, supportive and focused on steps that improve everyday coping.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience. The therapist offers acceptance and empathy so the client can explore feelings and make their own decisions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the connections between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple awareness and grounding practices to reduce reactivity and improve calm during stressful moments.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Louise will draw on these methods and discuss what fits best with a person's needs, goals and preferences. She works collaboratively to agree which techniques to try and adjusts over time based on what is helpful.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls let conversations feel more like in-person meetings, while phone sessions can be easier when a quieter setup or lower bandwidth is needed. Live chat and messaging support shorter check-ins, ongoing reflection and convenient ways to keep therapy between scheduled calls. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family and everyday life while still working with registered or accredited professionals.