Counsellor profile
Melanie Duffin, BACP
Counsellor - stress and anxiety support
See online counselling options- Stress and anxiety
- Family concerns
- Trauma and grief
About Melanie
Counsellor Melanie Duffin is a BACP member with ten years' experience. She helps people in the United Kingdom who are dealing with stress, anxiety, family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief and low self-esteem. She also works with issues such as abandonment, attachment problems and confidence.
Melanie uses a mix of practical talking and reflective approaches. Sessions focus on understanding what is causing distress now and finding ways to manage those feelings. She uses techniques from cognitive behavioural approaches and mindfulness-based work to help with anxious thoughts and unhelpful patterns.
Attachment-based ideas are used when relationship patterns are a central concern. Melanie looks at how past relationships affect current reactions and helps people notice repeating dynamics. Jungian approaches can be included for those interested in deeper personal themes, symbols and life meaning.
Sessions are aimed at helping people cope with real day-to-day pressures. That can mean working on communication problems, dealing with loss, or supporting someone through chronic illness or caring responsibilities. Conversations are paced to each person and focused on practical next steps as well as emotional exploration.
To start, people complete a short questionnaire and then book a first session. Fees vary by location and sessions run on a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Sessions are offered in English and Melanie does not accept international clients.
How Melanie uses therapy approaches online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed by them. It uses simple exercises and values-based goals to help with anxiety, stress and low mood. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and gives practical tools to change unhelpful patterns and reduce anxious or depressive symptoms. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to relationship patterns and how early bonds shape responses in adult life; it can help when family dynamics or trust are central problems.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Melanie will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and decide together which ideas to try first. That collaborative process means the approach can change as the work progresses and as priorities shift.
Confirm the current session options before booking because the biography does not list specific formats. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow clearer continuity of care when life is irregular. It also means sessions can be shorter or use less video if that suits someone's day. Registered or accredited professionals often offer online work to make therapy more manageable alongside family, work and caring duties.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief and low self-esteem. Additional areas include attachment issues, body image, chronic illness and caregiver stress.
What is her therapeutic style?
She blends talking therapy with practical techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness. Attachment ideas and Jungian themes are used when they suit the person.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years' experience working with a range of emotional and interpersonal issues.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.
Which languages does she offer sessions in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients book sessions?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How are fees and first steps handled?
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, select the See online counselling options button, complete a 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.