Wendy Mayfield

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship and family
• Attachment based work

About Wendy

Wendy Mayfield helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, anger, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating concerns, parenting and self-esteem matters. She works with adults who are coping with life changes and neurodiverse concerns such as ADHD, using conversational work to clarify what is causing distress and what practical steps might help.

Wendy is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and has 20 years' experience in the field. She uses a blend of approaches rather than a single method, and adapts her way of working to the person in front of her.

In session she draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships affect current patterns. She also uses client-centred ways of working to make space for a person's thoughts and feelings, and cognitive behavioural ideas when looking at specific thoughts and behaviours that maintain problems.

She includes narrative techniques to help people reframe difficult stories about themselves, and motivational interviewing to support change when people feel stuck. Sessions involve talking, reflecting and agreeing practical steps to try between appointments.

Wendy offers counselling in English and accepts international clients. Her practice is informed by two decades of experience helping people manage emotional distress and practical life problems, and she encourages realistic, manageable steps rather than quick fixes.

How her approaches work in online counselling

Wendy commonly uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns; this helps when relationship patterns, intimacy or attachment issues are a concern. Client-centred work means the counsellor focuses on listening and reflecting so a person can make sense of their feelings and decide on next steps. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used when there are clear cycles of thoughts and behaviours to change, such as anxiety or unhelpful coping strategies.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Wendy will discuss options with each person and together they will decide which methods suit the person's goals, needs and preferences. That decision is reviewed as work progresses so the approach can change if needed.

The practical benefits of working remotely include fitting sessions around work or family life and reducing travel time. Different session arrangements may suit different people for practical reasons like shorter check-ins or not needing to be on camera; confirm the current session options before booking. Registered or accredited professionals, including counsellors and therapists, commonly offer online sessions which can make regular contact easier to maintain.

Topics Wendy lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Anger management
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Parenting issues
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Antisocial personality
• Attachment issues
• Avoidant personality
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Dependent personality
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Guilt and shame
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Money and financial issues
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Paranoia
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Motivational Interviewing
• Narrative Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy
• Internal Family Systems
• Systemic Therapy

Questions about Wendy

Does she work with anxiety and depression?

Yes. She works with anxiety, depression and related issues such as low self-esteem and coping with life changes.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She combines attachment-based, client-centred and cognitive behavioural approaches alongside narrative techniques and motivational interviewing.

How much experience does she have?

She has 20 years of experience working in counselling and psychotherapy.

Is she a registered professional and where is she based?

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

Can I have sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

Yes. She accepts international clients.

How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?

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

How do I get started with her counselling?

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