Gemma Castle, NCPS

Gemma Castle is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression. She presents as calm and patient, and aims to support people who want a more fulfilling life. Gemma emphasises the client as the expert in their own story and works alongside them to find practical ways forward.

With three years of professional experience, Gemma focuses on listening and building on each person’s strengths. Sessions are relaxed and paced to suit the individual. She encourages small steps that add up to real change, and she talks through coping strategies and clearer ways to communicate when relationships feel difficult.

Gemma also offers support around a broad range of related concerns such as body image, codependency, attachment issues, eating and food-related problems, dissociation and feelings of emptiness. She is open to addressing issues linked to ageing and geriatric worries, and personality-related patterns like avoidant, dependent or antisocial traits when these affect everyday life.

Her approach is practical and collaborative. Gemma helps people notice what works for them and try different ways of coping in everyday situations. She invites people to take the pace they need while working towards clearer goals.

Gemma is based in the United Kingdom and works in English. If you are considering starting, use the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire to arrange sessions according to her availability.

Practical approaches for online therapy

Gemma uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and clearer thinking. One approach she draws on helps people spot unhelpful patterns in thoughts and behaviour and then try small experiments to change them; this is useful for anxiety, low mood and stress. Another approach emphasises understanding how past experiences shape current reactions and relationships, which can help when working with trauma, attachment issues or recurring relationship problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Gemma will discuss options and choose methods together with each person, based on their needs, goals and what feels most comfortable. The process is collaborative and paced to fit the client’s readiness to try new ways of coping.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the current session options before booking as formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around daily commitments, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when weeks are busy. It can also make it simpler to keep regular contact while testing new strategies between sessions.