Neil Porter, BACP

Neil Porter trained as a counsellor because he believes healing is possible. He brings six years of professional experience to conversations about difficult life moments. He speaks plainly and listens closely so people feel understood from the first session.

Neil creates a calm, accepting space without judgment. He focuses on being present and attentive rather than telling people what to do. He offers practical tools alongside reflective listening to help people manage stress, anxiety and low mood.

His work addresses addictions, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, and wider emotional problems such as shame, emptiness and isolation. He also supports people facing career change, grief, parenting concerns and bipolar challenges. Common themes he helps with include attachment and abandonment, codependency, infidelity, communication and control issues.

Neil uses Client-Centred Therapy to follow what each person brings to the room. He also draws on Mindfulness Therapy to help with grounding and Solution-Focused Therapy to set small, achievable goals. Trauma-Focused Therapy informs his work with painful memories and difficult past experiences.

Sessions are delivered in English and he accepts international clients. He holds BACP accreditation, which is shown as BACP. People who choose him often value a collaborative, down-to-earth style and straightforward strategies they can use between sessions.

Approaches that suit online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy places the person's experience at the centre of each session and helps someone feel heard and understood. This approach is useful for people struggling with self-esteem, relationship worries and the emotional fallout of trauma.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and grounding practices to reduce stress and anxiety. These exercises translate well to video or phone sessions and can be practised between meetings to support day-to-day coping.

Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, practical steps and measurable goals. It helps people make changes quickly by identifying what works and building on it. This approach is helpful for issues like addiction, communication problems and managing life transitions.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the person to decide what feels most helpful, adjusting methods based on needs, goals and preferences. That partnership means sessions can shift from gentle presence to practical tasks as required.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls are close to face-to-face conversations, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter exchanges and messaging suits ongoing check-ins. These options make therapy easier to fit around work, family and travel, while still allowing continuity of care.