Gillian Parker, BACP

Gillian Parker is a counsellor with nine years of professional experience based in the United Kingdom. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, self-esteem problems, parenting strain and life changes. Gillian also supports those dealing with grief, anger, career crossroads and challenges related to ADHD. Her approach is warm and straightforward. She uses Client-Centred Therapy ideas to keep the conversation focused on the person's own goals and experiences. She also draws on psychodynamic thinking to look at where patterns may come from, and mindfulness techniques to help with stress and attention. Gillian aims to meet people where they are. Sessions include practical explanation and psychoeducation alongside listening and reflection. She adapts pace and style to suit each person rather than following a fixed script. She has worked with teenagers and young adults in schools and in counselling agencies, so she is familiar with practical pressures at different life stages. Her background includes supporting people through family difficulties, attachment and abandonment concerns, fertility and family of origin issues. Gillian is a BACP member, which reflects her registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She believes clients are the experts in their own lives and that therapy is a collaborative process. To start, she asks people to think about what they want from sessions and then works alongside them toward those aims.

How Gillian’s approaches translate to online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy puts the person's own concerns at the centre of each session. It focuses on listening, reflection and helping people clarify what they want to change, which can work well in a remote setting. Mindfulness Therapy offers practical breathing and attention exercises to manage stress and improve focus, useful for anxiety, ADHD and everyday overwhelm. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss needs, goals and preferences and together decide which combination of methods suits you best. That collaborative discussion often shapes how sessions are structured and what tools are used. Session formats are not specified here, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when days are tight. It also makes it possible to continue work through life changes and to use mindfulness and reflection exercises between meetings as part of ongoing progress.