Gayle Shingler

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Teenage and young adult work

About Gayle

Gayle Shingler helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and issues with self-esteem and motivation using a person-centred approach and other evidence-based techniques as needed. She is registered with NCPS and has three years of professional experience in the UK.

Gayle uses a person-centred way of working that keeps the conversation focused on the person's experience. She listens to what matters most and adjusts how she works to suit the individual. When a different method may help, she introduces additional approaches and explains how they might support progress.

She has particular experience working with teenagers and young adults, and with people affected by domestic abuse. Gayle also works with addictions, relationship and family concerns, grief, parenting, bipolar mood issues, ADHD and coping with life changes.

Sessions involve clear, practical conversation about current problems and steps to manage them. That may include looking at thinking patterns, building coping strategies, or planning small changes to daily routines. Gayle aims to make sessions straightforward and focused on what the client wants to address.

People who choose her often need help with handling crises, rebuilding confidence after trauma, or finding ways to manage stress while juggling other responsibilities. She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English. To start, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.

How Gayle’s approaches work in online counselling

Gayle uses a person-centred approach which focuses on the client's own experience and priorities. This means sessions are led by what the person brings, with the counsellor responding to needs and concerns in a straightforward way.

She may introduce other evidence-based therapeutic techniques when they seem helpful. These are practical methods that look at thinking patterns, emotional responses and everyday routines to help manage stress, anxiety, low mood, trauma reactions and addictive behaviours.

Finding the best approach is part of the early work. Gayle will discuss different methods with the client and agree a plan together based on what the client hopes to achieve and how they prefer to work.

The practical benefits of online counselling include fitting sessions around work, study or family commitments and reducing travel time. Exact session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make regular appointments easier to keep and allow the practical focus of therapy to continue between sessions.

Topics Gayle lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Addictions
• Trauma and abuse
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Parenting issues
• Career difficulties
• Bipolar disorder
• Coping with life changes
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Adoption and foster care
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Avoidant personality
• Blended family issues
• Cancer
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Dependent personality
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Veteran and armed forces issues
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Young adult issues

Questions about Gayle

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. She helps people manage anxiety through person-centred talking and additional techniques as needed.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She works in a person-centred approach and uses other evidence-based therapeutic techniques when appropriate.

How much experience does she have?

She has three years of professional work experience in the UK.

Is she registered and where is she based?

She is registered with NCPS and is based in the United Kingdom.

Can I have sessions in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

How much do sessions cost?

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

How do I start with her?

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