Brenda Clarke-Wills BSc (Hons) Psyche Open MBACP

Brenda Clarke-Wills is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has three years of experience including training and volunteering. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, relationships, grief, self‑esteem and depression, and also addresses related concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, body image, caregiver stress and divorce or separation.

Brenda uses straightforward talking and reflective listening to help people understand what brought them to a difficult place. She aims to help clients notice patterns in their thinking and behaviour so they can pick up practical tools for managing strong feelings. Sessions focus on making sense of emotions and on learning simple ways to regulate mood and cope with stress.

Her approach is integrative. She draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at where issues began and uses cognitive behavioural techniques to identify and change unhelpful thinking. She also works with mindfulness practices and elements of dialectical behaviour therapy to build emotional skills.

Brenda pays attention to relationship dynamics and can apply methods influenced by the Gottman approach to communication problems and commitment concerns. She also supports people affected by illness, caregiving pressures and trauma responses such as dissociation. Her practice includes work around meaning, purpose and getting unstuck after life changes.

She invites potential clients to ask questions before booking and explains how she will work with their aims. To begin, people follow the site steps to match and arrange a first session.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions

Attachment‑based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. Online it helps people understand why they respond to trust and closeness in certain ways and to practise different responses in real time. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviours. In remote sessions this often means planning small exercises between meetings and reviewing what worked. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) offers skills for emotional regulation and interpersonal effectiveness, and online sessions can be used to learn and rehearse these skills step by step.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what feels manageable, then suggest which methods to try first. That choice is reviewed together as therapy continues so techniques can be adjusted to fit the client's needs.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, since the profile does not list them. Online counselling can make it easier to fit appointments around work or caregiving, reduce travel time and allow brief check‑ins when a shorter contact is needed. Some formats use less bandwidth or do not require a camera, which can help when a quiet or low‑visual option suits someone's day. Registered or accredited professionals can guide people to a format that fits practical life rhythms while working on emotional goals.