Louise Wood

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Self esteem

About Louise

Louise Wood helps people work through stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and low self-esteem using a person-centred way of working. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has seven years of experience in counselling.

She listens to each person’s story and treats them as the expert on their own life. Sessions focus on what the client wants to change, and on building practical ways to cope with day-to-day difficulties. Conversations are straightforward and aim to increase understanding of feelings and patterns.

Louise uses client-centred methods to put the client’s perspective at the core of the work. She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at how past experiences can affect present reactions, and on existential thinking to explore meaning and choices when life feels difficult. These approaches are used to help with issues such as depression, anger, grief and relationship difficulties.

She has worked with people facing addiction, compassion fatigue and ADHD-related challenges, as well as complex situations like attachment issues, domestic violence, and bereavement. Practical support for coping with life changes, first responder issues, and health-related concerns such as HIV and hospice care are also within her focus areas.

Sessions are offered in English and set up to help people make clear steps forward. Prospective clients are encouraged to confirm the current session options before booking.

How her therapeutic approaches work in online sessions

Client-Centred Therapy places the client’s perspective at the centre of each session. The counsellor listens without judgement and follows the client’s concerns, helping them to identify their own solutions and strengths.

Psychodynamic Therapy looks at how earlier experiences can shape current feelings and reactions. In short, it helps people see repeated patterns and gain new ways to respond to difficult situations.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals and preferences in the first sessions and agree on which methods to use. This is a collaborative process and can change as the work progresses.

Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week and can reduce travel time. It can also allow for shorter check-ins when needed and offers flexibility around appointments. The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current session options before booking.

Topics Louise lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• Addictions
• LGBT
• Relationship issues
• Grief
• Anger management
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Adoption and foster care
• Attachment issues
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Dissociation
• Domestic violence
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• Emptiness
• First responder issues
• Guilt and shame
• HIV and AIDS
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Infidelity
• Jealousy
• Veteran and armed forces issues
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Paranoia
• Post-traumatic stress
• Process addictions
• Self-harm
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Existential Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy

Questions about Louise

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. She helps people manage anxiety with conversations that focus on coping strategies and everyday steps.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She practises Client-Centred Therapy alongside psychodynamic and existential approaches to explore feelings, history and personal choices.

How much experience does she have?

She has seven years of professional counselling experience in the United Kingdom.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

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

Can I have sessions in another language?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she take international clients?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How much do sessions cost?

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

How do I start working with her?

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