Christine Gooddy

Christine Gooddy works from a client-centred approach, placing each person’s experience at the heart of sessions. She combines this core way of working with other methods to suit the needs of the individual. Christine is calm and compassionate and draws on 13 years of experience supporting adults who have survived historic abuse as well as people facing depression, grief and big life changes.

She knows personally how hard depression can be, and this informs her practical, down-to-earth style. Sessions focus on making small changes that feel manageable. Christine emphasises the therapist-client connection and aims to build trust steadily so people feel heard and understood.

Much of her work involves trauma and the emotional effects that follow. She has undertaken additional training to better understand how the mind and body interact after distressing events. This helps her offer approaches that recognise both feelings and physical responses.

Christine tailors her way of working to each person. She may use client-centred listening alongside cognitive behavioural techniques or trauma-focused methods where they seem helpful. Her experience with survivors has taught her to be flexible and patient, trying different routes until something fits.

People come to Christine for a range of concerns, including relationship difficulties, low self-esteem, anger, career stress, caregiver strain, postpartum depression and issues linked to shame or guilt. She encourages practical coping strategies alongside compassionate reflection.

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