Counsellor profile
Louise Smith, BACP
Based in United Kingdom · 3 years of experience
Counsellor for stress, anxiety and relationships
Continue with LouiseAt a glance
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom (392392)
- Qualifications
- BACP
- Experience
- 3 years
- Languages
- English
- Based in
- United Kingdom
Details come from information Louise supplied to BetterHelp.
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
About Louise
BACP (British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists) member with three years' experience. Louise Smith is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief, anger and depression. She also supports people facing addictions, family and intimacy-related issues, low self-esteem, career concerns and coping with life changes.
Louise uses client-centred counselling as a foundation. She listens without directing the story and helps people identify their own strengths. She also integrates mindfulness techniques to help manage overwhelming emotions and uses solution-focused methods to set practical, short-term goals.
Sessions aim to help people understand feelings and build coping tools. Louise works in straightforward language and focuses on actions that can make everyday life easier. She encourages people to notice small steps that change how they respond to stress and relationships.
Her practice includes work with specific concerns such as abandonment, attachment difficulties, codependency, commitment and communication problems, and body image and eating-related issues. She also notes experience with mood and dissociative difficulties including bipolar and dissociation, and with drug and alcohol addiction.
Louise describes the client as the expert in their story and emphasises collaboration. The initial steps involve a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session through the site. The service uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How her approaches work for online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what a person says so they can make sense of their own feelings; it suits people who want a space to be heard and to build their own solutions. Mindfulness Therapy uses attention and breathing techniques to reduce reactivity and manage anxiety or strong emotions; it can help with stress, anger and repetitive negative thinking. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on identifying small, practical steps and short-term goals to move forward from a current difficulty.Finding the right approach is part of the first sessions rather than a one-time choice. Louise works collaboratively to decide which combination of client-centred listening, mindfulness practice and solution-focused tasks best matches a person’s needs, goals and preferences.
The site notes a subscription model and a process that begins with a short matching questionnaire and booking a first session. The biography does not list specific remote session formats, so please confirm the current session options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into daily life by removing travel, allowing shorter check-ins and offering flexibility around work or caring commitments.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, anger and depression, plus addictions, self-esteem and coping with life changes.
What is her counselling style?
She uses a client-centred approach, adding mindfulness and solution-focused techniques to help people manage feelings and set practical goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years of professional experience as a counsellor.
What credentials and where is she based?
She is a registered member of the BACP and works in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients currently.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time; exact cost varies with location.
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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