Counsellor profile
Wendy Mayfield, BACP
Counsellor - stress and relationships
See online counselling options- Attachment-based work
- Client-centred approach
- Cognitive behavioural tools
About Wendy
Counsellor and BACP member Wendy Mayfield has 20 years' experience working with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues. She also helps with trauma and abuse, anger, grief, intimacy-related concerns, eating difficulties, parenting, self-esteem, depression and coping with life changes. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Wendy uses several well known approaches in her work, including attachment-based methods, client-centred practice and cognitive behavioural techniques. She listens to each person’s story and focuses on practical steps that can make daily life easier. Conversations aim to clarify patterns, test small changes and build simple routines that feel doable.
Her background includes two decades of practice with adults facing difficult transitions and relational problems. She draws on narrative and motivational interviewing ideas to help people reframe problems and strengthen motivation for change. That often means looking at past relationship patterns alongside current triggers.
Sessions combine reflection and concrete tasks. People can expect to talk through what matters most first, then try short exercises or keep simple notes between meetings. The emphasis is on clear, manageable steps rather than technical language.
Wendy works from the United Kingdom and offers both face-to-face and online counselling. She asks new clients to complete a brief matching questionnaire and then book an initial session so she can learn about their priorities before ongoing meetings begin.
How her approaches work in online counselling
Wendy uses attachment-based approaches to look at how past relationships shape current reactions. This can help when patterns of closeness or distance cause repeated problems in relationships or with intimacy.She also works in a client-centred way, focusing on the person’s priorities and pace. That means sessions often start with listening and reflecting, then move on to what the client wants to change. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used to identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavioural experiments that can reduce anxiety or low mood.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Wendy will discuss different methods and decide together with the client which to try. That collaborative process takes account of the person’s goals and practical needs, and can be reviewed as therapy progresses.
The biography confirms she offers online counselling, but does not list specific formats. Please check what session options are currently offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also make it possible to work with a registered professional from a different area or country.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, plus trauma, anger, grief, eating concerns, parenting and self-esteem among other areas.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She combines attachment-based, client-centred and cognitive behavioural ideas, with narrative and motivational interviewing tools to balance reflection and practical steps.
How much experience does she have?
Wendy has 20 years of experience working with adults on a broad range of emotional and relational difficulties.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography states she offers online and face-to-face counselling; please confirm the current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
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.