Patience Destiny, BACP

Patience Destiny helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief or life changes. She is personable and calm, and explains things plainly so clients can take the next step. Patience uses straightforward tools and conversations to make progress together. Patience is a BACP counsellor with 13 years of experience based in the United Kingdom. She supports people dealing with low mood, relationship and intimacy concerns, eating and body image difficulties, addictions, and career stress. She also works with issues such as parenting strain, compassion fatigue, and the effects of trauma and abuse. Her style is warm and interactive. Sessions focus on building understanding first, then trying practical strategies that make sense for the person in front of her. She draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy, Mindfulness and Narrative Therapy to suit different needs. Patience pays attention to someone’s history and life story while also helping them find helpful choices in the present. That might mean noticing unhelpful thinking patterns, practising small behavioural changes, or using values-based goals to move forward. She tailors conversations to each person rather than following a fixed script. People who come to Patience can expect clear, compassionate dialogue and practical steps to try between sessions. She works with both short-term goals and longer-term personal growth. If someone wants to explore change, she offers collaborative support to plan the way forward.

How therapeutic approaches work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice what truly matters to them and take small steps in that direction despite painful thoughts or feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, depression and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and testing simple changes that reduce distress. It is often used for anxiety, low mood and sleep problems. Client-Centred Therapy gives space for people to talk and be heard without judgement, helping them build self-understanding and confidence over time.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic work. Patience will listen to your goals and preferences, then suggest methods to try together. The decision about which tools to use is collaborative and can change as needs shift.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let you see facial cues and have a more natural conversation, while phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a lunch break. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, ongoing reflection and people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to attend sessions from different places and at varied times, so therapy can fit around daily life.