Gemma Pattison

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Mindfulness and CBT

About Gemma

Gemma Pattison works with people on stress, anxiety, low mood, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, and related concerns. She uses a person-centred style and integrates other approaches as needed to help people talk through difficult feelings and find practical ways to cope. Gemma is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has eight years' experience in counselling roles in the United Kingdom.

Gemma supports people across a wide range of issues, including bereavement, family conflict, addiction, sleep and eating difficulties, and parenting strain. She also works with concerns linked to identity and intimacy, such as LGBT issues, kink and alternative sex culture, and body image. Her practice covers long-term conditions too, for example chronic pain, disability and co-morbidity, and she can help with career-related stress and compassion fatigue.

Her starting point is a client-centred way of working that lets people lead the conversation. That means the person’s own goals guide what happens in sessions. Gemma also draws on attachment-focused ideas and cognitive behavioural methods to offer different perspectives and practical tools for coping.

Sessions combine talking with practical techniques, such as mindfulness exercises, motivational interviewing prompts and thought-challenging tasks when appropriate. She regularly uses messages between sessions as part of ongoing support and adapts pace to suit each person.

People can expect clear, straightforward sessions that focus on immediate concerns and longer-standing patterns. Gemma accepts international clients and runs work from the United Kingdom. To arrange a first appointment, the service asks clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and then book a session.

How her therapeutic approaches work in online counselling

Attachment-based work looks at patterns in close relationships and how early bonds shape feelings and behaviour; it can help with trust, attachment issues and repeated relationship problems. Client-centred counselling focuses on the person’s own priorities and pace and gives space for people to talk through their experiences and set their own goals. Cognitive behavioural techniques involve noticing unhelpful thinking and testing small changes in behaviour to reduce stress and low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs and then agree which methods to try first. This is a collaborative process and the plan can change as sessions progress.

Confirm the exact session formats before booking as the biography does not list specific options to advertise here. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when that suits, and reduce travel time. It can also allow people to use phone or lower-bandwidth options if video is difficult, and messaging between sessions can be used for ongoing contact where appropriate. Registered or accredited professionals will talk through how sessions will be arranged and what will work best for each person.

Topics Gemma lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Trauma and abuse
• Self-esteem
• Coping with life changes
• Addictions
• LGBT
• Family conflicts
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Bipolar disorder
• Depression
• Coaching
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Adoption and foster care
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Antisocial personality
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Avoidant personality
• BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Co-morbidity
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Dependent personality
• Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Fertility issues
• Forgiveness
• Gender dysphoria
• Guilt and shame
• HIV and AIDS
• Hoarding
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Immigration issues
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Multicultural concerns
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Paranoia
• Personality disorders
• Phobias
• Polyamory and non-monogamous relationships
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Process addictions
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sex addiction
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexual dysfunction
• Sexuality
• Quitting smoking or vaping
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Trichotillomania
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing
• Narrative Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy
• Internal Family Systems

Questions about Gemma

What concerns does she work with?

She works with stress, anxiety, low mood, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and related concerns such as grief, addiction, sleep and eating difficulties.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

Her practice is mainly person-centred, with an integrative use of attachment-based ideas, cognitive behavioural techniques, mindfulness and motivational interviewing.

How much experience does she have?

Gemma has eight years' experience working in counselling roles in the United Kingdom.

Is she accredited or registered?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.

Which languages does she speak?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can I work with her from outside the UK?

She accepts international clients; confirm any time differences and practical arrangements when booking.

What formats are used for sessions?

Please confirm the current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats to guarantee.

How much do sessions cost and how do subscriptions work?

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