Counsellor profile
Gillian Overton, NCPS
Counsellor - stress and relationships
See online counselling options- ACT
- Attachment work
- Client-centred
About Gillian
Counsellor Gillian Overton is registered with the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) and has three years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She works with people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, depression and grief. Sessions are offered in English and she is open to international clients when arrangements suit both parties.
Gillian uses straightforward listening and reflective discussion to help people talk through their immediate problems. She places emphasis on the therapeutic relationship and on practical ways to manage difficult thoughts and feelings. Her aim is to help people find clearer choices and everyday coping tools rather than offer quick fixes.
Before training as a counsellor, Gillian lived and worked abroad, including time in North America. She has experience in the diplomatic service, financial industry and as a special education teacher. That background informs how she works with clients and with practical life pressures.
Her approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Narrative Therapy. These methods guide conversational work on values, relationships, emotion regulation and personal stories.
Typical concerns she addresses include parenting strain, caregiving stress, panic and post-traumatic stress, attachment issues and problems linked to isolation or midlife change. Gillian aims to help people develop skills they can use day to day and to think differently about difficult experiences.
How her approaches work in online counselling
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people name what matters to them and take small steps towards those values. It uses practical exercises to reduce struggling with difficult thoughts and to build actions that fit a person's life.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships. It helps people understand how early and current relationship experiences shape responses to stress, trust and intimacy. This can be useful for relationship and family concerns as well as attachment issues.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Gillian will discuss these methods with each client and agree what to try first. The choice will be guided by the person’s needs, goals and what feels most helpful in sessions.
Confirm the current session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals often use these practical benefits to help keep therapy manageable alongside work, family and caregiving duties.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, grief and related problems such as sleep issues and anger.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is listening-led and practical. She focuses on the client-therapist relationship and on developing everyday coping skills.
How much professional experience does she have?
She has three years of professional counselling experience in the UK.
Which professional body is she registered with?
She is registered with the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society, shown as NCPS.
What languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients when arrangements suit both parties.
How are sessions arranged and paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions are billed through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule your first session.
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