- Stress and anxiety
- Grief and loss
- CBT and client-centred
About Louise
Louise Banks is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with 17 years of experience. She works with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression and coping with life changes. Louise also pays attention to sleep problems alongside these concerns.
She uses Client-Centred Therapy to focus on what matters to the person in front of her. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) when practical steps and patterns of thinking are useful. Sessions are conversational and aim to build clearer options for day-to-day life.
Clients can expect short-term goal setting when that fits, and slower paced work when issues need more time. Louise encourages people to notice their existing strengths and to use them when tackling difficult moments. She helps people untangle worries about work, relationships, identity and life transitions.
Her additional experience includes working with abandonment, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, cancer and end-of-life concerns. She also supports people dealing with codependency, communication problems, dissociation, divorce, guilt, shame and obsessive patterns.
Louise works in English and accepts international clients. She asks new people to complete an initial matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. Her practice uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How her approaches work for online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s concerns at the centre of the session and focuses on listening, reflection and understanding. It helps when someone needs a space to talk through what matters and to be helped to find their own solutions.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions connect. It uses practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns and can be useful for anxiety, low mood, sleep problems and repetitive worries.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The counsellor will talk with the client about goals and preferences and then try methods that suit those aims. If one way of working needs adjustment, she will discuss alternatives and adapt the plan together.
Confirm the session formats before booking as the biography did not list them. Online counselling can make sessions easier to fit around study, work and travel. It can allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, reduce the need to travel, and help people keep regular appointments alongside busy schedules.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
17+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with for young adults?
She supports stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression and coping with life changes common in early adulthood.
How would she approach my sessions?
She combines Client-Centred Therapy with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). That means listening to what matters to you and using practical steps where they help.
How long has she been practising?
She has 17 years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and life-change issues.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm the current session options before booking as formats were not specified in the biography.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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