- Attachment-based work
- Client-centred approach
- CBT techniques
About Trudie
Trudie Johnston is a registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with six years' clinical experience. She works with adults over 18 and helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem and major life changes. Her practice also addresses relationship and family concerns, trauma, depression and intimacy-related issues, including guilt and shame.
Trudie began supporting people as a bereavement volunteer, which led her to train as a counsellor. She first trained in person-centred counselling and then expanded her practice to include attachment, cognitive behavioural and psychodynamic ideas. She describes combining these approaches to suit what each person brings to sessions.
In sessions she encourages honest conversation about feelings and thoughts. She offers space for people to talk through painful memories, difficult relationships or the weight of things left unsaid. Practical coping strategies and reflective conversation are part of her work when they suit the person.
Trudie understands that contacting a counsellor can feel hard because she has experienced counselling herself. She aims to make the first steps less daunting by explaining what to expect and by working at a pace clients can manage. She supports people who want to address grief, longstanding shame or recent stressful events.
Her additional focus areas include abandonment, attachment issues, body image, chronic illness and disability, caregiver stress, and end-of-life and hospice concerns. Trudie holds BACP and NCPS credentials and practises with adults in the UK.
How her approaches translate to online work
Trudie uses attachment-based ideas and client-centred ways of working to help people speak about close relationships and how they affect feelings now. Attachment-based work looks at patterns in how people relate and can help with issues like abandonment or trust. Client-centred work focuses on listening and reflecting so people can make sense of their own experience.She also uses cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and try small, practical changes. CBT tools can be helpful for anxiety, low mood and coping with stressful events. Together these approaches give space for both feeling understood and trying different ways of responding to problems.
Finding the right mix is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and adjust the approach as they go. That conversation helps decide which tools will be most useful for a particular concern.
The biography does not list specific remote session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into work and family life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises, breathing or grounding practices and behavioural tasks to suit the session structure and the client's routine.
Areas of expertise
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, relationship and family concerns, trauma, depression and intimacy-related issues. Guilt and shame are listed among her additional focus areas.
How would she approach feelings of shame or guilt?
She combines person-centred conversation with attachment and cognitive behavioural ideas to help people name and understand those feelings. Practical strategies and reflective discussion are used when they fit the client's needs.
What is her background and experience?
She has six years' experience as a counsellor, and prior volunteering in bereavement support influenced her decision to train. Her work has been in private practice and clinical settings.
Which credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with BACP and NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages does she offer sessions in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions charged and paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the steps to begin?
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.