Francesca Browning

• Stress and anxiety
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy

About Francesca

Francesca Browning helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief, depression, parenting strain, anger and low self-esteem. She works in a person-centred way and uses solution-focused techniques to help people find practical steps forward. Francesca is BACP registered and has three years' counselling experience.

Francesca uses person-centred counselling to listen and reflect what matters to the client. Sessions aim to make people feel heard and less alone while they sort through difficult feelings. She also draws on solution-focused ideas to identify small, achievable changes and practical coping strategies.

Her background includes work in the NHS supporting physical and emotional rehabilitation for stroke and neurological patients. She has experience supporting people through bereavement and those affected by life-limiting illness, including cancer, and she works with oncology clients through workplace counselling arrangements.

Francesca supports people facing a wide range of issues beyond physical illness. These include parenting and fatherhood concerns, caregiver stress, fertility and relationship breakdown, abandonment and attachment issues, body image and self-esteem, and career-related stress. She also works with anger, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue.

Sessions are conversational and practical. Francesca listens without judgement, reflects back what she hears, and helps people identify next steps they feel able to try. She encourages straightforward plans that can fit into everyday life and be reviewed as things change.

How Francesca’s approaches work in online sessions

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the person. The counsellor follows the client’s lead, offering space to talk through feelings and to be heard. This approach can help when people feel isolated after bereavement, illness, or relationship problems.

Solution-Focused Therapy looks for practical steps that can be tried between sessions. The emphasis is on small, realistic changes and on building coping strategies for stress, anxiety, anger and day-to-day pressures.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Francesca will discuss what seems most useful and adapt the mix of person-centred reflection and solution-focused planning to match the person's needs, goals and preferences. The process is collaborative and reviewed as progress is made.

Session formats are not specified here, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work and family life, reduce travel time and allow conversations from wherever a person is at the time. They can also support shorter check-ins when people need quick practical planning rather than a longer therapy hour.

Topics Francesca lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Grief
• Depression
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Coping with life changes
• Compassion fatigue
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• Body image
• Cancer
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Co-morbidity
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Control issues
• Dependent personality
• Divorce and separation
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Fertility issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Money and financial issues
• Narcissism
• Postpartum depression
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Self-love
• Traumatic brain injury
• Workplace issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy

Questions about Francesca

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and stress are listed areas of focus and are part of the concerns she supports people with.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She practises Client-Centred Therapy and uses Solution-Focused Therapy techniques to identify practical steps and coping strategies.

How much experience does she have?

She has three years' experience working as a counsellor.

Is she BACP registered and where is she based?

She is BACP registered and works in the United Kingdom.

Can I have sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she work with international clients?

She does not accept international clients.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I get started?

Use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.