Stephanie Weatherley

Stephanie Weatherley is a BACP-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with three years' experience. She works with adults and adolescents on stress, anxiety, LGBT concerns, trauma and abuse, depression and ADHD. She also helps people facing issues such as abandonment, attachment difficulties, body image, isolation and communication problems.

Stephanie writes in a straightforward way and keeps sessions practical. She uses an integrative counselling approach that places the person at the centre of the work. Much of her practice is person-centred, with tools drawn from other therapeutic methods to help people talk through worries and make useful changes.

Her approach includes practical strategies for managing panic, grounding techniques and visualisation when trauma is involved. She can adapt sessions for people with ADHD and autism, offering tools for time management, focus and emotional regulation. Sessions aim to identify patterns, try out different ways of thinking and work towards clearer day-to-day coping skills.

Stephanie has ten years' prior experience in the charity support sector, providing helpline support as well as counselling. That background informs her direct, down-to-earth style and experience with a wide range of people and circumstances. She is upfront about the awkwardness that can come with talking about past hurt and keeps a non-judgemental stance.

Outside work she enjoys walking her dogs on the beach, sea swimming, arts and crafts and outdoor life in Northumberland. Her practical, person-focused approach is aimed at people who want grounded help sorting through what feels stuck and finding manageable next steps.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Stephanie primarily uses a person-centred approach and draws on practical techniques from cognitive behavioural methods and psychodynamic ideas. Person-centred work means the counsellor listens closely and follows what matters to the client, helping them to say what matters most. Cognitive behavioural techniques look at thinking and behaviour patterns and introduce small exercises to test new ways of coping and reacting. Psychodynamic ideas help identify repeated relationship or emotional patterns that might be affecting current choices.

Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss options with the client, try different techniques in session and agree what feels most helpful. That way the method evolves with the client's needs, goals and preferences rather than being fixed from the start.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm the current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people try techniques and skills between meetings in their everyday setting, making it easier to practice new routines and notice what helps.