- integrative approach
- hospice experience
- stress and anxiety
About Gemma
Gemma Pyatt-Lonczyk is a BACP registered counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with four years of experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, grief, depression and coping with life changes, and lists additional focus areas such as abandonment, attachment issues and caregiver stress. Gemma writes plainly and listens so people feel they can talk through what is troubling them.
Gemma trained as an integrative counsellor and uses that flexibility to adapt how she works to each person. She offers different perspectives to help people see current situations in a new light. In sessions she encourages gentle reflection and practical ways to try new responses to difficult feelings.
Her background includes counselling in a hospice setting where she supported people with palliative care, anticipatory grief and bereavement. That experience informs her approach with people facing loss, illness or major life transitions. She draws on that work when clients feel overwhelmed or unsure how to cope.
Gemma pays attention to her own ongoing professional development and ethical practice. She places emphasis on building a working relationship where people can speak honestly about worry, guilt or shame and look at how those feelings affect daily life. Conversations may include exploring attachment patterns, communication problems and ways to manage stress.
People can expect clear, calm sessions that focus on understanding what matters now and on small, manageable steps forward. Gemma invites people to reflect on how past and present events shape feelings, and to practise new ways of responding outside sessions.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Gemma uses an integrative counsellor approach which mixes ways of working to suit the person in front of her. That might mean looking at how current thoughts and behaviours keep a problem going, or exploring how early attachment patterns shape relationships now. These approaches help with issues such as anxiety, relationship difficulties and grief by clarifying patterns and offering practical steps to try.She also draws on skills learned in hospice work to support people facing loss, illness or major life change. That experience helps with anticipatory grief and bereavement conversations and with the emotional strain of caregiving or chronic illness. In an online session these conversations focus on pacing, listening and practical coping strategies that can be used between meetings.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will work with the client to identify which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences and will adapt the way she works as understanding grows. Sessions are intended to be an ongoing conversation about what helps most.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so people can schedule sessions around work or care commitments. Registered or accredited professionals can discuss which format will match a client's practical needs.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
Gemma works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, depression and coping with life changes. She also lists additional focus areas such as abandonment, attachment issues and caregiver stress.
How does she approach guilt or shame?
She uses an integrative counsellor approach to offer different perspectives and practical ways to respond to difficult feelings. Sessions aim to help people understand how guilt or shame affect daily life.
What experience does she bring?
She has four years of professional experience, including working in a hospice setting supporting palliative care, anticipatory grief and bereavement.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I have sessions in another language?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started with her practice?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.