Steven Hall

• Stress and anxiety
• Addictions support
• Grief and loss

About Steven

Steven Hall works with stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and grief using conversational, client-led counselling. He is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has five years of professional experience.

Steven keeps sessions straightforward. He listens to what matters most and helps people talk through immediate problems. Sessions focus on practical ways to manage difficult feelings and on identifying small steps that can make a difference day to day.

His work draws on several approaches, including acceptance and commitment techniques, cognitive behavioural ideas, attachment-based thinking and emotionally focused methods. That means discussions may look at thoughts and behaviours, close relationships, or values someone wants to live by, depending on the issue.

People come to him for a wide range of concerns such as low mood, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and sleeping difficulties, addictions, parenting strain, work stress and coping with major life changes. He also supports people dealing with grief, chronic health problems, body image and neurodiversity-related struggles.

Sessions are collaborative and aim to build clearer ways of responding to feelings and situations. Steven adapts the pace to what each person needs and reviews progress regularly. To begin, clients use the site matching process to arrange a first appointment and plan the next steps.

How his therapeutic approaches work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on values and mindful acceptance of difficult thoughts and feelings, helping people take committed steps towards what matters to them. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and gives concrete strategies to change unhelpful patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy considers how important relationships shape responses and can help with intimacy, trust and communication issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss different methods and agree a plan with the client based on their needs, goals and preferences. That plan can change as progress is reviewed and new priorities emerge.

Confirm the current session formats before booking, as they are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into everyday life by saving travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and offering options that suit quieter surroundings or lower bandwidth. Registered or accredited professionals can use these options to help people manage grief, anxiety, addiction recovery or relationship difficulties without committing to lengthy travel.

Topics Steven lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Addictions
• LGBT
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Bipolar disorder
• Coping with life changes
• Coaching
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Antisocial personality
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Avoidant personality
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• Cancer
• 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
• First responder issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Hearing impaired
• Hoarding
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Immigration issues
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Intellectual disability
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Veteran and armed forces issues
• 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
• Post-traumatic stress
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Process addictions
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sex addiction
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Visually impaired
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Jungian Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Steven

Does he work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and stress are listed areas of focus and he uses practical approaches to manage them.

What kind of counselling does he offer?

He draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy in a conversational way.

What is his experience background?

He has five years of professional work experience in the UK supporting people with a range of issues including trauma, addiction and grief.

Is he registered with a professional body in the UK?

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

Are sessions offered in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English only.

Can I have sessions from outside the UK?

He 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 begin counselling with him?

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