Counsellor profile
Ceri Parry, BACP
Counsellor - stress and trauma
See online counselling options- Attachment-based approaches
- CBT techniques
- Coaching and goal setting
About Ceri
Counsellor and BACP member Ceri Parry has five years' experience working with people on stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and depression. She is based in the United Kingdom and offers one-to-one work focused on issues such as low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, grief and sleep problems. Ceri also helps with career stress, parenting concerns, coping with life changes and compassion fatigue.
Ceri uses a mix of talking approaches. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at patterns in relationships. She uses client-centred listening to help people feel heard. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used with more practical, goal-focused work when helpful.
Her background includes clinical nursing work across acute hospitals, community settings and primary care. She has more than 15 years of nursing experience and has worked in adult mental health services carrying a caseload. Ceri has also run group work in addiction services and has research experience from a psychology master's degree.
In sessions she offers practical strategies and reflective conversation. Typical aims include reducing unhelpful thinking, managing stress and changing habits. She also supports people dealing with trauma, bereavement, body image and chronic illness fatigue.
Ceri trained to Masters level in psychology and has a first-class BSc (Hons). Her training and clinical history include work on attachment, attention, chronic pain and depression. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire and a scheduled first session are used. The service uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. International clients are accepted and sessions are held in English.
How attachment, client-centred and CBT approaches work online
Attachment-based work looks at patterns in close relationships and how early bonds affect current reactions. It can help with trust, intimacy-related issues and repeated relationship struggles. Client-centred therapy focuses on careful listening and reflecting what someone says to promote self-understanding and clearer decisions. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) aims at changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours with practical exercises and short tasks between sessions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Ceri will discuss options with each person and agree which methods to use. This is a collaborative process that balances the client's goals, preferences and what feels manageable at the time.
If you want to use this service, please confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking. The therapist's clinical approaches lend themselves to structured skill practice, reflective discussion and goal-setting that can fit into everyday life. Online work can make it easier to schedule meetings around work or family commitments, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so people can fit therapy into a busy week.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she often help with?
Ceri works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and related issues such as sleep problems, eating and body image concerns.
What style of therapy does she use?
She combines attachment-based ideas, client-centred listening and cognitive behavioural techniques, with some coaching and motivational interviewing for goal work.
How long has she been practising?
She has five years' counselling experience plus over 15 years' nursing experience in healthcare settings, including adult mental health services.
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.
Which languages does she offer sessions in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK see her?
She accepts international clients; check time differences and scheduling when arranging sessions.
How are sessions arranged and paid for?
Sessions are provided via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time; cost varies with location.
What should I do to start working with her?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.