- Person-centred approach
- Cognitive-behavioural tools
- Mindfulness and attachment
About Gemma
Gemma Pattison is a BACP registered counsellor based in the United Kingdom with eight years of professional counselling experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship problems, and also supports those dealing with trauma, bereavement and various forms of abuse. Gemma also lists work around self-esteem, addiction, sleep and eating difficulties, ADHD and career concerns.
She approaches counselling from a person-centred perspective, placing the client's experience at the centre of the work. That means she listens for what matters most to each person and follows their pace. Gemma also draws on other methods where helpful, including cognitive-behavioural tools, attachment-focused thinking, mindfulness and motivational interviewing.
In sessions she aims to help people talk through current struggles and practical patterns that keep problems going. She uses straightforward conversations and evidence-informed techniques to look at thoughts, feelings and behaviour. Sessions often involve noticing unhelpful patterns and trying different ways of responding to everyday challenges.
Gemma has worked with a broad range of presenting issues, including grief, family conflict, intimacy-related matters and compassion fatigue. She also mentions additional focus areas such as adoption and foster care, attachment difficulties, neurodiversity and relationship styles that include kink and alternative sex culture.
She offers contact by video, telephone and chat and says she actively responds to messages between sessions. To begin, people typically complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange a first session through the online booking flow.
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Gemma uses a person-centred stance alongside cognitive-behavioural techniques and attachment-based ideas. Person-centred counselling focuses on the client's concerns and supports them to find their own solutions through attentive listening and reflective conversation. Cognitive-behavioural tools look at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and can help with anxiety, low mood and unhelpful behaviour patterns. Attachment-based ideas help explore how early relationship experiences shape current patterns in close relationships and intimacy-related issues.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Gemma will collaborate with each person to identify which methods suit their goals and preferences. That means talking about what feels helpful, trying practical exercises and adjusting the approach as the relationship develops.
The profile indicates she uses video, telephone and chat and that she actively responds to messages, though readers should confirm exact session formats before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work or study, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Working this way supports steady progress while fitting into everyday life and commitments.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship problems, and supports people facing trauma, bereavement and various forms of abuse. Her listed concerns also include ADHD, eating and sleeping issues and career-related difficulties.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her main approach is person-centred counselling, which focuses on the client's experience and priorities. She supplements this with cognitive-behavioural tools, attachment-based ideas, mindfulness and motivational interviewing when useful.
How much experience does she have?
She has eight years of professional counselling experience working with people across a range of concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can she work with people who live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered to international clients as noted in her profile. Sessions are conducted in English.
What session formats are used?
The biography states she uses video, telephone and chat and that she actively responds to messages. Confirm the exact session options available at booking.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the booking flow.
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