Patricia Thomas

• Stress and anxiety
• Emotion-focused work
• Solution-focused goals

About Patricia

Patricia Thomas helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, family conflict, trauma and abuse, and related concerns. She uses a client-centred approach and has 25 years' experience as a BACP member. She encourages people to draw on their own strengths when facing hard times.

Patricia works in straightforward ways. She listens, reflects what she hears, and encourages people to notice what matters to them. Sessions cover immediate difficulties such as panic or low mood, and practical day-to-day problems like communication and boundaries.

Her practice includes work on grief, intimacy-related issues, eating and body image concerns, parenting stress, and anger. Patricia also helps with attachment and abandonment issues, dissociation, and the aftermath of domestic violence and infidelity. She offers coaching-style support for people adjusting to life changes.

Therapeutic methods include client-centred dialogue and emotionally-focused interventions to look at feelings in relationships. She also draws on existential ideas about meaning and on solution-focused techniques to set small, achievable goals. These approaches shape how sessions are organised and what is practised between meetings.

Patricia conducts her work in English and is based in the United Kingdom. She works with individuals on a range of emotional and relational problems, and she frames the work around each person's goals and preferences.

How Patricia uses therapeutic approaches in online work

Patricia commonly uses client-centred therapy, which puts the person's experience at the centre of the conversation and focuses on listening and understanding what matters to them. This approach suits people wanting to explore feelings, values and personal strengths.

She also uses emotionally-focused therapy (EFT) to look at patterns in close relationships and the feelings that drive them. EFT helps people who struggle with communication, attachment worries or recurring relationship conflicts to identify and change unhelpful interaction patterns.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. Patricia will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and she adjusts methods as the work progresses so it better meets the person's needs.

Practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions into everyday life more easily and reducing travel time. Online meetings can make it simpler to schedule shorter check-ins or evening appointments around work and family commitments. Confirm the current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered.

Topics Patricia lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Depression
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Coping with life changes
• Coaching
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• Avoidant personality
• Body image
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Dependent personality
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Family problems
• Guilt and shame
• Infidelity
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Multicultural concerns
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Polyamory and non-monogamous relationships
• Postpartum depression
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Women's issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Existential Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy

Questions about Patricia

Does she help with anxiety and stress?

Yes. Patricia works with stress and anxiety using practical techniques and conversations that focus on what is troubling you day to day.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

Her work draws on client-centred therapy, emotionally-focused therapy (EFT), existential ideas and solution-focused approaches.

How long has she been practising?

She has 25 years' professional experience supporting people with emotional and relationship difficulties.

Is she accredited and where does she work?

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

Can I have sessions in another language?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she accept international clients?

No, she does not accept international clients at this time.

How much do sessions cost?

Costs vary 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.