- Client-focused listening
- Practical coping skills
- Support for trauma
About Gillian
Gillian Overton is a counsellor credentialed with NCPS and she has three years of professional experience in the UK. She welcomes frank conversation and aims to build a trusting relationship where people can speak openly about worries. Her work focuses on practical support rather than labels, and she encourages small steps toward change.
Gillian helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and grief. She also supports those coping with relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger and low self-esteem. Additional areas she pays attention to include attachment concerns, dissociation, isolation and midlife issues.
Her background includes years living overseas and work in the diplomatic service, finance and special education. These experiences inform her understanding of different life pressures and help her relate to varied life stories. She draws on that experience alongside therapeutic approaches to meet each person’s needs.
In sessions she listens without judgement and aims to create a calm, steady space. She focuses on helping people notice what matters to them, try practical steps and build coping skills. The relationship itself is central to how she works and she places emphasis on clear, compassionate listening.
People who prefer a collaborative, respectful conversation about change may find her approach helpful. She encourages clients to set realistic goals and try things between sessions, with ongoing review of what is working and what needs to change.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening without judgement and supporting people to find their own answers. Online sessions can use that same conversational approach to help people talk through feelings and priorities. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice thoughts and choose actions that match their values, which can be useful for anxiety, stress and life transitions in remote work. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and can help when someone feels stuck in repeating relationship patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss different methods with each person and decide together what fits best. This is a collaborative process that takes account of goals, preferences and what feels most helpful in practice.
Please check which session formats are offered before booking, as the biography does not specify them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example a shorter check-in can work during a break, and video or phone options can reduce travel time. Many people find remote sessions help them maintain continuity when schedules change, while still focusing on steady progress and practical skills.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does this counsellor help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and sleep problems, plus relationship and family difficulties and trauma and abuse.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and non-judgemental, focusing on attentive listening and practical steps that fit everyday life.
What is her professional background?
She has three years of professional experience and has also worked overseas in the diplomatic service, finance and special education.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is credentialed with NCPS and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international arrangements are offered?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How does pricing work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with this counsellor?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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