Gemma Pattison , BACP

Gemma Pattison is a counsellor with eight years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom. She holds BACP registration, and she focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship difficulties. Gemma also supports people facing grief, trauma, family conflict and challenges around self-esteem and life changes.

She believes clients know their own stories best and aims to build on individual strengths. Sessions are person-centred, which means the client leads the pace and topic while Gemma listens without judgment. She blends other approaches when useful to meet practical needs.

Gemma uses straightforward tools in sessions, such as talking through difficult memories, practising coping strategies, and trying simple mindfulness exercises. She can also work on thinking patterns when people want clearer steps to manage anxiety or low mood. The work is collaborative and paced around what a person feels ready to address.

People bring a wide range of concerns, including intimacy, parenting stress, eating and sleeping problems, career worries, addiction, ADHD and compassion fatigue. Gemma also supports issues connected to adoption, attachment, body image and ageing. She is comfortable discussing subjects that some find hard to name, including kink and alternative sexual cultures.

Sessions are offered online by video, phone, live chat or text messaging. Gemma accepts international clients who want to work in English and she responds actively to messages between sessions.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on understanding how past relationships affect present feelings and reactions. In online sessions this can help people spot patterns in how they connect and feel close to others, which is useful for relationship and intimacy concerns.

Client-Centred Therapy puts the person's own experience at the centre of each session. Online meetings give space for the client to lead conversations, reflect, and try out new perspectives while being supported by non-judgemental listening.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour. It often uses practical exercises and short tasks between sessions, which work well across video calls, phone sessions or messaging.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Gemma will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then choose or blend methods that fit. That decision is shared and reviewed as therapy progresses so adjustments can be made together.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared exercises. Phone sessions can be simpler if internet bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging suit quick check-ins, shorter reflections or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring duties and day-to-day life while still working on meaningful change with a registered professional.