- Person centred base
- Integrative techniques
- Practical coping skills
About Stephanie
Stephanie Weatherley is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years' experience. She works with adults on issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, stress, LGBT concerns and ADHD. She also lists guilt and shame among the specific issues she helps people address.
Steph describes herself as down to earth, with a practical outlook. She likes straightforward conversations and uses a person-centred base to guide sessions. People can expect a friendly tone and a focus on what matters to them in day-to-day life.
Her approach is integrative. That means she draws on different therapeutic techniques to suit each person's needs rather than using one fixed method. Sessions often look at current thoughts and feelings, practical steps to manage problems, and ways to change unhelpful patterns of thinking or behaviour.
She has experience supporting people who live with ADHD and autism and adapts sessions to help with time management, focus and coping strategies. For trauma-related work she uses grounding, visualisation and techniques aimed at panic and dissociation when helpful.
Before training as a counsellor she spent a decade in the charity sector providing helpline support and counselling. That background informs a pragmatic, listening-led style that aims to help people make usable changes in their daily lives.
Sessions are centred on the client's concerns and practical goals. Steph encourages clear steps and skills practice between meetings so people can try things out and adjust as they go.
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions can work
Steph works from an integrative base that combines a person-centred approach with practical techniques drawn from cognitive behavioural ideas and trauma-focused methods. A person-centred approach focuses on listening, exploring what matters to the client, and supporting their own decisions about change. Cognitive behavioural methods look at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and offer concrete strategies to test and shift unhelpful patterns.For trauma-related difficulties she uses grounding and visualisation techniques to manage intense feelings, and tools to help with panic or dissociation. These approaches aim to give skills people can use between sessions as well as in them. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss different ways of working and decide together which techniques fit the client's needs, goals and preferences.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm the current options before booking. Many people choose online appointments because they can fit sessions into work breaks, avoid travel, or use a shorter check-in when time is limited. Registered and accredited professionals can adapt their style to the online setting, using exercises, grounding and skills practice in ways that suit the person's daily life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What problems does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, LGBT concerns and ADHD, and also lists issues such as guilt and shame among her areas of focus.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses an integrative, person-centred approach and will look at thoughts and behaviours alongside practical steps and skills to reduce unhelpful patterns.
What is her background and experience?
She has three years' counselling experience and previously worked for ten years in the charity support sector providing helpline and counselling support.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be carried out in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats and arrangements can vary.
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 get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the 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.