Counsellor profile
Patience Destiny, BACP
Counsellor - anxiety and grief
See online counselling options- ACT
- CBT
- Mindfulness
About Patience
Patience Destiny is a counsellor and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) with 13 years of experience. She works with people on stress, anxiety, grief, eating and self-esteem concerns among other issues. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients while practising from the United Kingdom.
She uses several approaches so sessions can focus on practical strategies and personal reflection. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness practices are used to help with anxious thoughts, low mood and coping with life changes. Narrative and client-centred ideas are also drawn on to help people make sense of difficult experiences.
Patience aims to work both short and long term depending on a person’s need. She listens to what someone wants to change and helps set straightforward goals. That might include managing sleep, dealing with loss, improving relationships or working on motivation and career matters.
Her sessions often include noticing unhelpful thinking patterns, trying small behavioural changes and practising calmness skills. She also supports people facing complex issues linked to family of origin, adoption and foster care, or long-term illness among loved ones. Work on body image and eating-related concerns is available alongside help for addiction and compassion fatigue.
Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and booking a first session. Fees vary by location and use a subscription system that can be cancelled at any time. Before booking, check which session formats are currently offered to confirm they suit your needs.
How Patience uses approaches in online counselling
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages noticing thoughts and feelings without getting pushed around by them. It uses values-based goals and small steps to help with anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing different behaviours. It is often useful for panic, persistent worry, sleeping problems and low mood.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches attention and breathing skills to reduce distress in the moment. It can be used alongside CBT or ACT to manage stress and improve sleep.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and agree a plan based on the client’s needs, aims and preferences. This is a collaborative process and can change as therapy proceeds.
Check which session formats Patience currently offers before booking. If formats are not listed, confirm them when you complete the matching questionnaire. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into daily life, for example by avoiding travel, allowing a shorter check-in between commitments or using audio rather than video when that suits the person.
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she help with most?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, eating and self-esteem issues, among many other concerns listed on her profile.
What is her therapeutic style?
She works in an integrative way using practical CBT techniques alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, mindfulness and narrative approaches.
How much experience does she have?
She has 13 years of experience working with a wide range of difficulties.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Are sessions offered in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
Yes, she accepts international clients while practising from the United Kingdom.
How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time; check the cost details before booking.
How do I begin a first session?
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.