Louise Wood, BACP

Louise Wood is a counsellor who focuses on practical support for everyday struggles. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression and addiction. She aims to help people build on their own strengths and take manageable steps forward.

She uses a client-centred way of working that puts each person’s experience at the heart of sessions. That means conversations are guided by what matters most to the individual rather than a preset agenda. She also draws on existential ideas about meaning and choice, and psychodynamic ideas about how past experiences affect present feelings.

Louise holds BACP accreditation, which is listed in her professional details. She has around seven years of experience working in the UK setting and brings that background into sessions. She emphasises honesty, gentle challenge and practical thinking when needed.

In the room she encourages people to notice their strengths and small changes that make life easier. Therapy is described as a partnership where the person sets goals and Louise offers ways to reach them. Short-term practical steps and longer conversations about deeper patterns are both used depending on what a person needs.

People who choose her often want direct, plain-spoken support for difficult feelings and life changes. She works to make sessions feel straightforward and focused so that progress can fit into a busy life.

Approaches and how online counselling can fit your life

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and following the person's priorities. The therapist offers a supportive space and reflects back what matters, helping people make decisions and build confidence. Existential Therapy looks at meaning, choice and responsibility in life. It can help when people feel stuck, empty or unsure about direction. Psychodynamic Therapy considers how earlier relationships and experiences shape current feelings and reactions, which can be useful for recurring patterns and attachment issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and together decide which ways of working suit them best. That choice is reviewed over time as needs change and progress is made.

If you are considering online therapy, check the session options before booking to confirm the current formats offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when people need them. It also allows people to keep continuity of care when life gets disrupted. Registered or accredited professionals, including therapists who use these approaches, can adapt their methods to suit online meetings and help people apply what they learn into everyday life.