Melanie Duffin, BACP

Melanie Duffin welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure where to begin. She writes plainly and listens closely, helping people name what is happening and find manageable next steps. Melanie aims to make sessions feel calm and accessible for anyone who is nervous about therapy.

Melanie has a degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy and holds BACP registration. She has around ten years' experience supporting people with stress and anxiety, family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, and low self-esteem. Her work also covers related areas such as attachment difficulties, body image, chronic illness and caregiver stress.

Her approach blends practical strategies with space to talk. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centred ideas are used alongside attachment-focused and Jungian perspectives. That means sessions can include checking patterns of thinking, noticing values, and exploring personal history where it helps.

Sessions are aimed at helping people identify short, doable changes alongside longer term understanding. Melanie supports people to practise new ways of coping between sessions. She pays attention to what a person prefers and adapts the pace accordingly.

For those who prefer remote sessions Melanie offers several ways to connect. She explains the steps to get started and what to expect in a first appointment. The emphasis is on clear options, practical tools, and steady support as people work through difficult life moments.

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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people clarify what matters to them and take small steps aligned with those values. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and problems where avoidance has become a pattern. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and uses practical exercises to shift unhelpful patterns. It works well for anxiety and low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to early relationships and how those patterns shape current connections and emotional responses, which can help with relationship difficulties and feelings of abandonment.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Melanie will talk through goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, then adapt methods as needed. The process is collaborative and reviewed regularly so the approach changes as progress is made.

Online therapy offers different ways to fit sessions into everyday life. Video calls let people see facial cues and have a fuller conversation, while phone sessions can suit quieter bandwidth or a quick check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for short reflections, ongoing encouragement, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around work, caring duties, or other commitments.