David Goodman, BACP

David Goodman is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom. He holds BACP registration, and brings five years of clinical experience to his work. He offers person-centred counselling alongside EMDR, and welcomes conversations about difficult emotions and life changes.

He helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and low self-esteem. He also supports those facing relationship strain, grief, trauma and problems with sleep. Additional areas he often addresses include addiction, anger, coping with change and compassion fatigue.

David uses a person-centred style that treats each person as the expert in their own life. He aims to provide a calm, non-judgemental space where clients can talk, reflect and decide what matters most to them. Sessions move at the client’s pace rather than following a set agenda.

When talking alone feels insufficient, he may offer Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, or EMDR, as a way to process traumatic memories and stuck emotional patterns. EMDR is used alongside conversational work, not as a replacement for it.

People come to him for help with things like abandonment, codependency, commitment and communication problems, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. He also supports those dealing with parenthood issues, divorce and forgiveness questions.

Reaching out can feel hard, and David aims to make the first steps straightforward. He invites people to start with a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

How these approaches can work online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, empathy and helping the client lead the conversation. It supports people who need a steady, accepting space to talk through stress, relationships, grief and self-esteem concerns. EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, is a structured method used to help process traumatic memories and stuck emotional responses when talking alone does not shift those patterns.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your needs, goals and preferences and suggest whether person-centred work, EMDR or a blend makes most sense. You and the therapist decide together how to proceed and how quickly to move between approaches.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into everyday life, for example by cutting out travel time or allowing shorter check-ins between commitments. The profile does not specify which session formats are used, so confirm current options before booking. Registered or accredited professionals can work effectively online, and sessions can be arranged to suit quieter surroundings, lower bandwidth needs or daytime breaks depending on your routine.