Wendy Brook, BACP

Wendy Brook is a BACP counsellor who uses a warm, client-centred style to help people through stressful life moments. She emphasises steady, practical support and a calm pace so each person can make sense of their feelings. Wendy writes simply and listens carefully to what matters to each person. With 24 years of experience, she has particular experience with trauma and abuse in childhood and adulthood. That experience extends to related difficulties such as anxiety, depression, addiction, anger and intimacy-related issues. She also works with concerns around grief, sleep and eating, and the strain of caregiving. Her approach draws on attachment-based ideas that look at how early relationships shape current patterns. She also uses client-centred listening to keep sessions focused on the person's priorities. For people who want skills for emotional regulation, she incorporates elements of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. Wendy prefers to avoid rushing to labels and formal diagnoses. Instead she helps people notice patterns and find practical steps forward. Sessions aim to help clients feel more able to make choices and manage difficult moments. She is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, practising in the United Kingdom. Outside of work she enjoys time with family, walking with her Labrador, watching horse events and painting with watercolours.

How therapy approaches shape online work

Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships influence feelings and behaviour today. Online sessions can be used to look at patterns in relationships and to practise new ways of connecting and relating. Client-centred therapy emphasises listening, understanding and following the person's agenda. In an online setting this means sessions are guided by what matters most to the individual and by steady, empathic listening. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) offers practical skills for managing intense emotions and reducing impulsive reactions. When relevant, online sessions can teach and rehearse these skills and help people apply them between meetings. Finding the right approach is usually a shared process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels workable, then adapt methods over time. Clients are invited to give feedback so the plan can change if something is not helpful. The biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so please confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around daily life, reduce travel time and allow check-ins that suit busy routines. It can also allow shorter or longer meetings to match what a person needs on any given week.