Tamzin Brain

• Stress and anxiety
• Acceptance and commitment therapy
• Attachment-based work

About Tamzin

Tamzin Brain works on stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, depression and coping with life changes using a person-centred, eclectic approach. She is registered with NCPS and brings 14 years of experience to her practice.

Tamzin uses a variety of methods to understand each person's experience from their point of view. Sessions focus on talking through current problems, noticing unhelpful patterns, and practising new ways of responding. She combines talking therapy with techniques drawn from several approaches to help people make mindset shifts and break self-sabotaging habits.

Clients can expect a counsellor who listens for what matters to them and adapts the way she works to fit the issue. Tamzin draws on cognitive and behavioural methods alongside acceptance-focused work and attachment perspectives to address thoughts, emotions and relationship patterns.

Her background includes work with people facing trauma and abuse, sleeping problems, parenting stress, anger, career concerns and long-term health issues. She also works with specific areas such as abandonment and attachment issues, body image, codependency, and fertility or fatherhood concerns.

Tamzin offers support for grief, chronic pain, illness and disability, and the effects of autism and Asperger syndrome on daily life. Her practice aims to help people build confidence and practical coping strategies they can use between sessions.

Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and learn to act in line with their values rather than trying to eliminate difficult feelings. It is often used for anxiety, low mood and coping with change.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and testing unhelpful thoughts and changing patterns of behaviour that maintain distress. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression and sleeping difficulties.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence current patterns and aims to help people change how they relate to others and themselves when attachment issues are present.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss different methods and agree a path that fits the client’s needs, goals and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can change as therapy progresses.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the current session options before booking as the biography does not specify formats here. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove the need to travel to an appointment. Registered or accredited professionals often use these practical benefits to help people keep therapy consistent alongside everyday life.

Topics Tamzin lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Grief
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• Trauma and abuse
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Avoidant personality
• Body image
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Dependent personality
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Fertility issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Isolation and loneliness
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Phobias
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Quitting smoking or vaping
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
• Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Hypnotherapy
• Jungian Therapy
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Somatic Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy
• Systemic Therapy

Questions about Tamzin

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety is listed among her main areas of focus and she uses methods such as cognitive behavioural work and acceptance-based techniques.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She offers a person-centred, eclectic approach drawing on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and attachment-based methods.

How long has she been practising?

She has 14 years of experience working in counselling and related therapies.

Is she registered or accredited?

She is listed with NCPS as provided in her biography.

Can I have sessions in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English according to the information supplied.

Can international clients work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted as stated in the biography.

How are sessions charged?

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

How do I begin working with her?

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