Tracey Lynne Desjardins, NCPS

Tracey Lynne Desjardins offers calm, practical support for people facing emotional pain and life transitions. She greets clients with warmth and short-term goals in mind. Her style suits those who want to understand why they feel stuck and learn small, steady ways to feel better.

Tracey trained as a therapeutic counsellor in 2020 and holds NCPS. She previously worked in the criminal justice sector in roles that involved relationship difficulties, addiction and sexualised behaviours. That background informs how she listens and how she helps people untangle patterns shaped by earlier experiences.

Her work often focuses on anxiety, depression, grief and bereavement, addiction, trauma and issues with self-esteem. She also supports people with relationship concerns, parenting stresses, career strain and compassion fatigue. Additional areas of interest include eating and sleeping problems, ADHD, chronic illness, and challenges around commitment and communication.

Tracey draws on emotional therapy approaches that explore how childhood experiences influence adult behaviour. She uses client-centred listening alongside elements of emotionally-focused, psychodynamic and mindfulness work to help people notice patterns and try different responses. Motivational interviewing is used when clients want help to shift habits or make changes.

Sessions aim to be straightforward and collaborative. Tracey helps people identify where difficult thoughts and behaviours began, then practises gentle techniques to reduce distress and build new coping habits. She combines practical steps with reflective conversation so progress is steady and manageable.

How Tracey’s approaches translate to online therapy

Tracey uses client-centred work that places the person's experience at the heart of each session. This means the conversation follows what matters most to the client, and the counsellor offers empathy, reflection and practical suggestions to help people feel heard and understood.

She also draws on emotionally-focused therapy which looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people express and regulate strong feelings. This approach suits people dealing with intimacy issues, relationship distress or attachment concerns. Mindfulness therapy is used alongside these methods to teach simple skills for noticing thoughts and reducing reactivity, useful for anxiety, stress and some trauma-related symptoms.

Finding the right fit is a collaborative process. Tracey will discuss approaches and try methods that suit a client's goals and preferences. Together they can adjust pace, focus and techniques as progress is made, so the work stays practical and relevant.

Online sessions are available by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video is useful when visual cues help the conversation, while phone calls need less bandwidth and can be easier for a quick check-in. Live chat and messaging suit brief check-ins or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments.