Melanie Cotterill

Melanie Cotterill is an NCPS counsellor in the United Kingdom with four years' experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, and questions about life purpose. She also supports those coping with trauma, parenting pressures, self-esteem struggles, ADHD-related concerns and intimacy or attachment worries.

Her style is straightforward and collaborative. She listens closely and reflects back what she hears. Clients set goals and they work together on steps to reach them. Sessions focus on practical ways to manage emotions and make clearer decisions about next moves.

Melanie uses client-centred and solution-focused approaches. That means the conversation follows the person’s concerns while looking for small, achievable changes. She aims to join the client in finding what matters now and what could help next.

She has experience supporting people after physical or emotional abuse, during separation and divorce, and through midlife or pregnancy-related transition. Melanie also offers help with panic, social anxiety, isolation and feelings of emptiness. International clients can work with her in English.

Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling a first session. Costs vary by location and sessions operate via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. Confirm the current session options before booking to ensure they fit personal needs.

How Melanie’s approaches inform online work

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and following the person's concerns. The counsellor reflects what is said and helps the client name what matters. This approach suits people who need space to sort through feelings without a set agenda.

Solution-Focused Therapy looks for practical, immediate steps that make a difference. It highlights existing strengths and small experiments to try between sessions. This can help when someone wants concrete changes or clearer next steps in work or life decisions.

Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the process. Melanie works collaboratively to decide which methods fit best given the client’s goals and preferences. That may mean trying different ways of working until a good fit is found.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins, or avoid travel time. It can also offer choices about whether to be on camera, use audio only, or arrange timing that suits work and family commitments.