Shelley Shoaib Le Breton , BACP

Shelley Shoaib Le Breton is a counsellor who focuses on women's issues and related concerns. She offers a calm, respectful space for people to talk about stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship worries. Shelley listens without judgement and supports people who want practical ways to feel steadier and more confident.

She works from a humanistic, integrative viewpoint and values each person’s own experience. That approach means sessions are shaped around what matters to the client rather than following a fixed script. Conversations aim to help people notice patterns, build coping strategies and strengthen self-belief.

Shelley has four years of practice as a therapist and a longer background of 18 years working with neurodiverse people as an educator. That combination informs how she frames issues like attention differences, communication challenges and sensory needs when they appear in therapy.

Her work covers many common life problems including grief, parenting strain, career stress, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, eating and intimacy-related concerns. She also helps with complex areas such as attachment and abandonment worries, codependency and managing major life changes.

Shelley is registered with BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Sessions are available in English and can be arranged with international clients when required. She aims for clear, plain conversation and collaborative planning so people leave each session with something useful to try.

Therapeutic approaches and online options

Shelley commonly draws on Attachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy in online work. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns influence current feelings and closeness, which can help with trust, intimacy and abandonment worries. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to the client, giving space for people to find their own solutions and build confidence.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and Shelley treats this as a collaborative decision. She discusses goals and preferences in early sessions and adjusts techniques as needed, combining listening with practical exercises when that suits the person.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work when lower bandwidth or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people write between sessions or use shorter, on-the-go check-ins. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving and travel while still working with BACP-registered or accredited professionals and therapists.