George Coles

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Self esteem

About George

George Coles helps people with stress, anxiety, relationships, low self-esteem and depression using relational counselling methods. He works in a client-centred way and has three years of professional experience. He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.

George trained in Contemporary Relational Counselling and uses that background to focus on how people connect with others and themselves. In sessions he pays attention to patterns in relationships and how these affect mood, confidence and day-to-day coping.

He also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. Mindfulness approaches are offered to support awareness and calm, and motivational interviewing helps when someone is finding it hard to get started or keep going with change.

George has worked with a broad range of concerns including grief, coping with life changes, intimacy-related issues and fatherhood questions. He lists additional focus areas such as chronic pain or illness, communication problems, guilt and shame, loneliness, panic, phobias and postpartum depression.

In practical terms his sessions involve talking things through, noticing patterns, and agreeing small steps to try between meetings. He aims to make sessions straightforward and approachable, with clear discussion about goals and next steps.

How his approaches work in remote counselling

George draws on attachment-based and client-centred methods to look at how relationships and connection affect mood and behaviour. Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in close relationships and how these shape responses to stress and intimacy. Client-centred counselling places the client's experience at the heart of sessions and supports reflection and self-understanding.

He also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical changes. CBT-style work tends to focus on specific patterns that maintain anxiety or low mood and on simple experiments to test new ways of thinking and acting.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and will adapt methods as sessions progress in a collaborative way.

Please confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, as the biography does not list formats. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, or remove travel time so meetings are simpler to attend.

Topics George lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• Family conflicts
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Attachment issues
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Emptiness
• Fatherhood issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Isolation and loneliness
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Personality disorders
• Phobias
• Postpartum depression
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• 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
• Internal Family Systems
• Systemic Therapy

Questions about George

Does he work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and panic attacks are listed among his core concerns.

What kind of counselling does he offer?

He practices attachment-based and client-centred approaches alongside cognitive behavioural and mindfulness techniques.

How much experience does he have?

He has three years of professional work experience in the United Kingdom.

Is he registered with a professional body in the UK?

Yes. He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.

Can I have sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English only.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking as formats are not specified in his biography.

How much do sessions cost?

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

How do I get started with him?

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