Velma Dennis, BACP

Velma Dennis helps people cope with stress, anxiety, grief and anger. She also supports self-esteem concerns and family-related issues. Her style is calm and direct, aimed at making conversations straightforward and useful.

Velma has seven years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom and holds BACP accreditation, which indicates adherence to a recognised professional framework. She creates a welcoming space so thoughts and feelings can be spoken about without judgement. Sessions focus on clear goals and practical steps that can be used between appointments.

Her approach favours short-term, goal-focused work that looks for what is already working and builds on it. This often means setting small, achievable tasks and checking progress together. The focus is on solutions you can try right away rather than long, abstract talks.

Velma is comfortable addressing a wide range of concerns beyond anxiety and grief, including issues such as abandonment, chronic illness and pain, communication difficulties, control issues, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, isolation and workplace stress. She tailors the pace to the person sitting in front of her and adjusts methods to match each person's needs.

People can expect practical conversation and steady support. Velma aims to help people notice small changes and build confidence in coping skills. She encourages realistic steps that fit into everyday life and reviews progress with each session.

Solution-focused work online and flexible session formats

Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on what a person wants to achieve and on small, practical steps to get there. It looks for exceptions to problems and builds on what already helps, making it useful for issues like anxiety, low mood, stress and workplace problems.

Velma uses this goal-led approach to help people set clear, manageable aims and check progress each session. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose techniques and tasks that suit the individual’s needs and preferences, adjusting the approach as goals evolve.

Online sessions can be delivered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls work well when visual contact helps the conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins and text messaging lets people write thoughts between meetings. These options offer flexibility for fitting sessions around work, caregiving or other daily demands.

The therapist will discuss which format best supports the aims and practicalities of the person seeking help, and will adapt methods to make sure sessions remain focused and useful.