Counsellor profile
Darren Goodman, BACP
Counsellor for stress and anxiety
See online counselling options- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Client-Centred approach
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
About Darren
Counsellor Darren Goodman is a BACP member with three years' experience. He works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, coping with life changes and career-related issues. He also focuses on concerns such as attachment and abandonment, body image, guilt and shame, isolation, and panic attacks.
Darren uses solution-focused ideas in sessions. He looks at what is working now and small steps that can change things. He also draws on client-centred ways of working and cognitive behavioural methods when these fit a person’s needs. Sessions are practical and aim to help people notice strengths and try different coping strategies.
Appointments concentrate on clear, manageable goals. Conversations are collaborative and paced to the person’s readiness. Practical tools and short exercises may be offered between sessions to try out new ways of responding to stress or low mood.
Darren practices in the United Kingdom and works in English. He has worked as a counsellor for three years and holds BACP as his recorded credential. The way he works suits people who want structured, goal-focused support alongside space to talk through difficult feelings.
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, people are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and book an initial session via the online counselling options button. Please confirm current session formats before booking.
How Darren uses talking methods in online counselling
Darren often works with solution-focused ideas and client-centred listening. Solution-Focused Therapy looks at what is already helping and builds small, practical steps towards change. It suits people who want concrete actions and short-term goal work.He also draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. CBT looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and offers techniques to test and change unhelpful patterns. This approach can help with anxiety, panic and low mood by teaching simple coping skills and behavioural experiments.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Darren will discuss options with each person and agree what to try based on needs, goals and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can change as therapy progresses.
The original profile does not specify which online formats are used, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a working day, reduce travel and allow brief check-ins when a full session is not needed. Registered or accredited professionals can offer a mix of practical exercises, homework and goal reviews that suit remote sessions.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does he often help with?
Darren commonly helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, coping with life changes and career issues. He also works with related concerns such as attachment, body image, guilt and panic attacks.
What is his approach in sessions?
He uses solution-focused work alongside client-centred dialogue and cognitive behavioural techniques when helpful. Sessions tend to focus on small practical steps and clearer ways of coping.
How much experience does Darren have?
He has three years' experience as a counsellor. That experience informs the mix of goal-focused and talking approaches he uses.
Which professional body is he a member of?
He is recorded as a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Which languages and countries are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and he practises in the United Kingdom. He is not currently taking international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Fees vary with location and sessions operate via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Exact pricing is provided when selecting a session.
How do I get started?
Use the See online counselling options button, fill in a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session. That process begins the practical next steps.
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.