Geraldine Houston

• Addictions
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief

About Geraldine

Geraldine Houston helps people with a wide range of concerns including addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, depression, stress and anxiety. She works with issues linked to relationships, intimacy, parenting and family problems, as well as with neurodiversity and mood disorders. Geraldine is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has eight years' experience.

Her approach is practical and person-focused. Sessions are conversational and aim to identify what feels unhelpful, then try different ways of responding. She asks questions and offers reflections to help people understand patterns in thoughts, feelings and behaviour.

Geraldine adapts the pace to each person. Some sessions focus on current problems and coping strategies. Other sessions look at past experiences that continue to affect daily life. She works with emotional responses linked to loss, abandonment and trauma, and with issues such as addiction, hoarding and domestic violence.

She also supports people facing medical or life changes including cancer, fertility and hospice and end-of-life concerns. Career pressures, work stress and compassion fatigue are included alongside relationship difficulties such as jealousy, separation and intimacy-related problems.

Sessions are conducted in English. International clients can be matched for work together. To begin, the reader selects the Talk to a counsellor online button, completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules a first session.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Geraldine uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on understanding patterns in thoughts, feelings and behaviour. One common approach helps people notice unhelpful thinking and learn more balanced ways of responding; this can be useful for anxiety, depression and stress. Another approach looks at how past experiences affect current relationships and emotional reactions, which is often helpful for trauma, grief and intimacy-related problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Geraldine will discuss different ways of working and agree a way forward together based on the person's needs, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process and she adjusts methods as progress is reviewed.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm which options are available before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. These practical benefits often help people maintain continuity of care while balancing day-to-day responsibilities.

Topics Geraldine lists

• Addictions
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Stress and anxiety
• LGBT
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Bipolar disorder
• Coping with life changes
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Cancer
• Control issues
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• Family problems
• Fertility issues
• Guilt and shame
• Hoarding
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Mood disorders
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Self-harm
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Young adult issues

Questions about Geraldine

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety is listed among the concerns she supports, alongside stress and mood difficulties.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and a practical, conversational style to address patterns of thought, feeling and behaviour.

How much experience does she have?

She has eight years of professional experience working in the UK.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

Yes. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the UK work with her?

International clients are accepted and can be matched for sessions.

What formats are available for sessions?

The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How do I get started?

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