Stephanie Weatherley, BACP

Stephanie Weatherley begins from a practical counselling background and a long history in the charity support sector. She holds BACP accreditation, and has three years' experience offering integrative counselling to adults. Stephanie aims to create a calm and approachable space where people can talk about difficult things without judgment.

Her style is down to earth and a little quirky, with a straightforward way of talking. Sessions tend to focus on identifying problems, finding small practical steps and building skills to manage thoughts and feelings. She often uses person-centred ideas together with a mix of other techniques to suit each person.

Stephanie has particular experience with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and work related to LGBT concerns and ADHD. She also supports people facing issues such as abandonment, attachment difficulties, body image, isolation and communication problems. The emphasis is on helping clients build strategies that fit their everyday life.

She can adapt how sessions run to suit individual needs, using techniques like grounding, visualisation and skills for managing panic or dissociation. Stephanie also draws on problem-solving tools to alter unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns.

People who choose Stephanie often want practical tools alongside supportive listening. She aims to help clients become more independent in managing their mental health and improving quality of life. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients for online work.

How evidence-based techniques are used in online therapy

Stephanie uses an integrative approach that blends person-centred work with practical techniques drawn from evidence-based therapies. Person-centred work prioritises the client's perspective and uses empathic listening to help people feel understood and to build trust. This approach supports clients who need space to talk through emotions and make sense of their experiences.

She also uses cognitive-behavioural style techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and develop practical skills. These methods focus on setting small goals, testing new behaviours and learning tools to manage anxiety, panic or low mood. For trauma-related work she employs grounding and visualisation exercises that help reduce overwhelming feelings and manage dissociation or flashbacks.

Finding the right blend of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to agree what feels useful, adapting methods and pace to suit their needs, goals and preferences. This means the plan can change as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video is useful when visual connection helps the work, phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins, and messaging lets people write between live sessions. These options help people fit counselling around work, caring duties and travel.