Gemma Pattison, BACP

Gemma Pattison is a counsellor with over eight years of UK practice. She welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed and offers calm, straightforward support. Gemma writes in a warm, encouraging way and aims to make the first step easier for anyone thinking about therapy.

She believes people know their own stories and have strengths to draw on. Sessions are led by the client’s concerns and pace, with the counsellor offering gentle guidance and tools when useful. Gemma describes her main style as person-centred, which means she listens without judging and follows what matters most to the client.

She also mixes in other methods to suit different needs. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy strategies are used to spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviours. Mindfulness techniques can help with managing stress and grounding in difficult moments.

Gemma has experience with a wide range of issues. These include stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting worries, addiction-related matters, and neurodiversity topics such as autism and ADHD. She also supports people facing life changes, career strain, body image and eating difficulties, and carer stress.

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients. Gemma asks that new people follow the platform’s sign-up process and complete a short matching questionnaire before booking a session. Her approach aims to be practical, humane and focused on what the client most needs right now.

How Gemma uses therapeutic approaches online

Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. In practice this looks like talking about how you relate to others and spotting repeated patterns that cause pain, then trying new ways of connecting that feel safer.

Client-centred therapy puts the client’s perspective first. Sessions concentrate on listening closely and following what matters to the person in front of the counsellor, which helps build trust and make practical changes easier to try.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test different behaviours. It is useful for everyday problems such as anxiety, low mood and difficulty sleeping because it gives clear steps to try between sessions.

Working out the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will discuss options and tailor methods based on what the client needs and prefers. This collaborative planning helps keep work relevant and practical.

The biography notes video, telephone and chat as communication methods, so please confirm the current session formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Many people find remote sessions a helpful way to get regular support while balancing other commitments.