Ursula Grant, BACP

Ursula Grant offers calm, straightforward support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress and anxiety. She helps individuals who are struggling with relationships, grief, parenting pressures, low self-esteem, work worries or big life changes. Ursula aims to provide a listening space where clients feel heard and respected as they figure things out.

Ursula uses a mix of approaches to suit each person. She draws on client-centred work to follow what matters most to the client. She uses cognitive behavioural techniques to identify and change unhelpful thinking and patterns. She also brings psychodynamic ideas to look at repeated patterns from the past and solution-focused strategies to set clear, practical goals.

Her background spans both health and education settings. Ursula worked for 12 years in the NHS and ran a special needs school for 20 years. That combination gave her experience with practical planning, structure and teaching skills such as assertiveness.

Ursula holds a Master of Counselling (MSc) in Therapeutic Counselling and is an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She also works as a supervisor for other counsellors. Her practice draws on 35 years of experience.

Sessions can be adapted to long or short-term needs. Ursula aims to collaborate on goals and steps that suit everyday life, whether that means managing daily stress, improving relationships, or building confidence.

Therapeutic approaches that work online

Ursula commonly uses client-centred therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy in online work. Client-centred therapy focuses on active listening and following what the client finds important, helping people feel understood and valued. Cognitive behavioural therapy targets the thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going, offering practical tools to manage anxiety, low mood and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Ursula will talk with each person about their goals, preferences and the issues they want to address, then agree on an approach or mix of approaches that feels most helpful. This collaborative process means the method can change as needs evolve.

Online sessions can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face contact and non-verbal cues, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins and messaging lets people reflect between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family life and other commitments.