Craig Limbert, BACP

Craig Limbert is a BACP counsellor with 30 years working in mental health. He offers calm, down-to-earth help for people struggling with stress, anxiety, low mood, relationship worries and sexual dysfunction. Craig listens, helps you set clear goals, and works at a pace you find manageable.

He draws on many approaches to find what helps each person. Sessions focus on what is happening now while recognising how early experiences shape feelings and behaviour. Craig uses person-centred ways of working to make space for your views and hopes. He also uses ideas from psychodynamic work to look at deeper patterns and from cognitive behavioural methods to help change unhelpful thinking and coping strategies.

Craig has worked across the NHS, social care and voluntary services. His roles have included mental health social worker, team manager and crisis support. That background means he is used to supporting people with complex needs and long-term difficulties as well as short-term problems.

He has worked with people who identify across a range of sexual orientations and gender identities. Craig values diversity and aims to make sessions respectful and non-judgemental. He will work with you to agree on goals and to check progress as therapy continues.

Practical experience includes delivering cognitive behavioural approaches in GP settings, facilitating self-help groups, and running support in the community. Craig holds an advanced diploma in counselling and the BACP credential. He frames therapy as a collaborative process to explore feelings, make sense of problems, and find ways forward.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Craig uses client-centred methods that put the person's experience first. This means the counsellor listens closely, reflects what they hear, and helps you set practical goals. It is useful for emotional concerns, relationship issues and improving self-esteem.

He also draws on cognitive behavioural therapy, which looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. CBT offers straightforward tools to change unhelpful thinking and build new coping habits, which can be practised between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Craig will discuss different ways of working and agree what feels most helpful based on your needs, goals and preferences. That decision is collaborative and reviewed as therapy progresses.

Session formats are not specified in the provided biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, for example by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a break, or making it easier to attend when mobility or health makes leaving home difficult. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt conversational, practical and behavioural tools for remote sessions so progress can continue even when meeting remotely.