- Psychodynamic therapy
- Workplace stress
- Parenting and family
About Steve
Steve Twinley is a BACP counsellor with over 15 years' experience. He works with people juggling work pressure alongside difficulties at home, including stress, anxiety, family strain and parenting concerns. He also supports clients facing career questions and those wanting coaching-style guidance.
Steve uses Psychodynamic Therapy alongside practical mentoring. He helps people notice repeated patterns that keep them stuck. He links past experiences with present behaviour so clients can make clearer choices about how to act now.
Before counselling he spent more than 17 years in recruitment, rising to Managing Director. That background shapes how he understands workplace pressure and the practical demands of busy jobs. He often draws on this experience when talking through career and work-related stress.
Sessions are conversational and down-to-earth. He encourages straightforward discussion about what feels difficult and what the client hopes to change. His approach mixes exploring underlying feelings with practical steps to manage everyday pressures.
Steve has a First-Class degree in Psychology from Oxford University, a Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling and is a member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP). He has also trained in solution-focused and time-limited methods and has volunteered as a Samaritan.
Psychodynamic approaches and working online
Psychodynamic Therapy looks at patterns that repeat in a person's life. It focuses on feelings and relationships from the past that still affect how someone thinks and acts now. This approach can be useful for guilt, attachment issues and long‑standing emotional patterns.Steve combines that reflective work with practical mentoring. He will discuss how emotional patterns show up at work and at home, and then work with the client to choose next steps. Deciding which approach to use is collaborative - he helps people find what fits their needs and goals rather than imposing a single method.
The biography specifies he provides online counselling and mentoring. Confirm the current session options before booking so you know the exact formats offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check‑ins when time is tight, and remove travel time so work breaks or appointments are simpler to arrange. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt psychodynamic work to an online setting while also offering straightforward mentoring focused on managing day‑to‑day pressures.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, family and parenting issues, career concerns and coaching needs, plus related areas such as abandonment, attachment and addiction.
How does he approach guilt or shame linked to the past?
He uses Psychodynamic Therapy to look at how past experiences influence current feelings and patterns. This can help make links between earlier events and today's guilt or shame.
How much experience does he have?
He has over 15 years' experience in counselling, mentoring and coaching, alongside more than 17 years' experience in recruitment and business.
What are his professional credentials and where is he based?
He is a member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Does he offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. He does not accept international clients beyond the countries referenced in his biography.
What session formats are available?
The original biography states he provides online counselling and mentoring. Confirm the current session options before booking.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with him?
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.