Counsellor profile
Diana Simpson, BACP
Counsellor - relationships and stress
See online counselling options- Client-centred
- CBT techniques
- Solution-focused
About Diana
Counsellor Diana Simpson is a BACP member with 21 years' experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, as well as parenting, bereavement, addictions and related issues. Sessions are offered within the United Kingdom and in English.
Diana uses an integrative approach that draws on client-centred ideas and cognitive behavioural techniques. She combines these with solution-focused strategies and some family-systems thinking to help people address current problems and patterns. The emphasis is on clear, practical steps alongside space to talk through painful feelings.
She has a BA (Hons) in psychology and counselling studies and a master's degree in psychology, and she lists advanced training in family systems trauma. Diana’s background includes two decades of work with individuals and with people facing relationship or parenting strains. Her experience covers grief, abandonment, transitions, anger and self-esteem concerns among other areas.
In sessions she aims to identify what the person wants to change and then works with them to set short-term goals. Cognitive behavioural ideas are used to map thoughts and behaviours, while solution-focused methods support quick, practical experiments to try between sessions. Family-systems thinking can help clarify how relationships and patterns influence current difficulties.
Practical matters such as how to book, session length and cost vary by location and use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. Prospective clients are asked to use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
How Diana uses therapeutic methods in online counselling
Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The counsellor offers non-directive support and helps people say what matters to them. This approach suits people who need time to talk and make sense of feelings.Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses simple exercises and experiments to test unhelpful thinking and build new habits. This can help with anxiety, low mood and problems that feel stuck in everyday life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Diana will discuss options and agree which methods to try together. Decisions are based on what the person wants, their goals and practical needs rather than a fixed plan.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm the current options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work, school runs or caregiving. It can also allow shorter check-ins, reduce travel time and help people keep therapy going if they relocate within the UK. Registered or accredited professionals often use these practical benefits to help clients engage with the work more consistently.
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Experience
21+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she focus on?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationships and family concerns, plus parenting, grief, addictions and related topics.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is integrative, using client-centred listening alongside cognitive behavioural and solution-focused methods.
How long has she practised?
She has 21 years of experience working with individuals and people facing relationship or parenting strains.
Which professional body is she connected to and where does she practise?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works in the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be held in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and first steps handled?
Fees vary with location and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To start, use the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and 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.