Counsellor profile
Patience Parker, BACP
Counsellor - stress and relationships
See online counselling options- Client-Centred Therapy
- Grief and loss
- Addiction support
About Patience
Counsellor Patience Parker is a British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy member with four years' experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, low self-esteem, depression, addictions, family concerns, and trauma and abuse. She offers sessions in English and accepts international clients.
Patience uses a client-centred approach. She listens and follows what matters most to each person. Sessions focus on what a client wants to change and on building greater confidence in relationships and daily life.
In practice she creates time to talk through recent problems and longer-standing patterns. She helps people look at family of origin issues, attachment and communication problems, and decisions such as separation or divorce. She also supports those facing chronic illness or caring responsibilities and works with issues like body image, fertility concerns, and guilt.
Her way of working aims to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and find small, practical steps forward. Conversations are paced to suit the individual and may cover coping with cravings or dealing with bereavement, among other concerns. Patience encourages clear practical goals alongside exploring feelings.
Sessions are arranged through the site process. Prospective clients are invited to complete a short matching questionnaire and book a first meeting. Patience practices in the United Kingdom and provides services in English.
Client-centred work and online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy places the client's concerns at the centre of the session. The counsellor listens, reflects and follows what the person says. This approach helps when someone needs time to talk through feelings about relationships, grief, self-esteem or life changes.Because the focus is on the client's priorities, the counsellor and client check together which ways of working suit best. That collaborative check is part of the early sessions. It helps decide how to structure meetings and what to focus on next.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm the current options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week. It may reduce travel, allow a shorter check-in if time is tight, or avoid needing to be on camera if that helps. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt how they use Client-Centred Therapy to work well by video, phone or other supported formats, and the therapist will discuss how to make sessions practical for day-to-day life.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, self-esteem, depression, addictions, family concerns, and trauma and abuse.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses Client-Centred Therapy, which focuses on listening and following the client's priorities in sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has four years' experience working as a counsellor.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients; check any time differences before booking.
How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time; exact fees are given during the booking process.
How do I start a first session?
Select the 'See online counselling options' button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then 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.