Simon Caufield, BACP, NCPS

Simon Caufield offers support for stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression and the strain of life changes. He also helps people facing relationship or family problems, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, parenting stress and career pressure. He works with worries linked to body image, cancer, caregiving strain and feelings of emptiness and isolation.

He uses a warm, client-centred way of working that aims to build trust quickly. Sessions are interactive and practical, with space to talk and to reflect on patterns that cause pain. Simon draws on a small range of methods to suit each person’s needs.

Simon trained with a BSc (Hons) degree in counselling, specialising in trauma and bereavement and loss. He is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and is accredited with the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society, NCPS. He has four years of professional experience.

In sessions he may combine person-centred listening with psychodynamic thinking and trauma-focused techniques. He also uses cognitive behavioural ideas when that fits a person’s goals. The emphasis is on understanding what is happening now and trying small, practical changes that can make life easier.

People can expect a calm, respectful space to talk through painful events or persistent worries. Simon aims to help clients find clearer thinking and steadier steps forward. He encourages people to set the pace and shape the work according to what feels most useful to them.

How Simon’s approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and acceptance. The counsellor follows the person’s lead, helping them feel heard and understood so they can explore difficult feelings and make their own decisions. This approach suits issues like grief, low self-esteem and relationship concerns.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviours keep problems going. It uses simple, practical exercises to change unhelpful thinking and try new behaviours, which can help with anxiety, depression and work-related stress.

Trauma-Focused Therapy pays careful attention to the effects of traumatic events. It helps people process painful memories and reduce ongoing reactions, which can be useful for post-traumatic stress and abuse-related difficulties.

Choosing the right way of working is part of the therapy itself. Simon will discuss options with each person and adapt methods to fit their goals, preferences and life circumstances. The approach is collaborative, and plans are reviewed as therapy progresses.

Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone contacts, live chat or text messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins and messaging lets people share between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or travel and offer practical flexibility for different needs.