Counsellor profile
Gillian Robins, BACP
Based in United Kingdom · 5 years of experience
Counsellor for stress, trauma and addictions
Continue with GillianAt a glance
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom (391625)
- Qualifications
- BACP
- Experience
- 5 years
- Languages
- English
- Based in
- United Kingdom
Details come from information Gillian supplied to BetterHelp.
- Trauma-informed approach
- Influenced by Gabor Maté
- Works with limerence
About Gillian
BACP. 5 years' experience. Gillian Robins works with stress, anxiety, addictions, family and intimacy-related issues, depression, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem concerns. She also focuses on attachment issues, body image, codependency, communication problems, dependent personality traits, guilt and shame, impulsivity, isolation and loneliness, obsessive-compulsive difficulties, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, process addictions, self-harm, and self-love. Sessions are conducted in English and she accepts international clients.
Gillian describes her approach as trauma-informed and influenced by the work of Dr Gabor Maté. She looks at how early experiences can shape emotional responses and recurring patterns. In practice this means talking through what feels stuck and noticing the life events that might have contributed to it.
In sessions she encourages direct conversation about thoughts and feelings. She aims to help people understand the reasons behind their patterns so they can try different ways of responding. Her style is straightforward and focused on practical change rather than jargon.
Gillian says she brings both personal and professional experience to issues such as limerence, which she recognises can be confusing and painful. She respects the effort involved in starting counselling and treats that decision as an important step.
She works from the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, the client completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules a first session.
Therapeutic methods and how online counselling fits
Gillian uses a trauma-informed framework that looks at how early life experiences affect current emotions and patterns. This involves looking back at formative events and linking them to present difficulties such as anxiety, panic attacks, or post-traumatic stress. The approach aims to make sense of repeated reactions rather than only addressing surface symptoms.She is influenced by the work of Dr Gabor Maté, which focuses on the connection between emotional experience and behaviours like addiction or codependency. This perspective helps when addressing process addictions, compulsive patterns, or intense relationship-focused thinking such as limerence.
Finding the right method is part of the work. The counsellor discusses options with each person and chooses approaches together based on needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative decision-making helps match techniques to the problem at hand and to how the person prefers to work.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow a consistent meeting rhythm. Different formats can also suit quieter check-ins, shorter sessions or avoiding video when that is preferable, depending on what is offered and agreed with the counsellor.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she support?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, trauma and related issues such as self-esteem and intimacy problems.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is trauma-informed and influenced by Dr Gabor Maté, focusing on understanding how early experiences shape current patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of professional experience supporting people through a range of emotional and behavioural difficulties.
Is she a member of a professional body and where does she practise?
She is listed as BACP and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin counselling with her?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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