Stephanie Wood , BACP

Stephanie Wood offers calm, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, or life changes. She works with concerns such as relationship strain, parenting pressures, grief, low self-esteem and challenges around identity. Sessions are framed around the person's priorities and pace rather than preset solutions.

Her approach is person-centred, which means she listens closely and reflects back what she hears. This helps people notice patterns, make sense of strong feelings, and decide what matters next. Stephanie places emphasis on helping people build confidence and clearer self-understanding.

Stephanie trained with a three-year course and holds a Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP. Her background includes work in educational settings and voluntary roles with local charities and a rural GP practice.

Before qualifying, she worked in the performing arts, so she understands how self-doubt and performance pressure can affect wellbeing. That experience informs a gentle, down-to-earth style that suits people who prefer a conversational, reflective way of working.

Therapy with Stephanie aims to help people make small, practical shifts that add up over time. She encourages self-awareness and personal agency while offering steady listening and support as clients explore what they want to change.

How client-centred work adapts to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, listening space where the person feels heard and can find their own solutions. This approach helps with anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship worries and life transitions by emphasising the client's experience and personal choices.

In practice that means the therapist reflects back what is said, asks open questions, and follows the client's lead in each session. For concerns like grief, stress or career anxiety this gives room to slow down, notice feelings, and test out new ways of understanding problems together.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and decide together which ways of working suit them best. This is a collaborative process and can be adjusted as needs change.

Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and non-verbal cues, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, and messaging suits short check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options help people fit therapy around work, family and daily life, making sessions more accessible and easier to sustain.