Diane Bailey , BACP

Diane Bailey helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression and difficult life changes. She supports those dealing with relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family concerns, addictions, anger and trauma. Diane also works with people navigating caregiving strain, chronic illness and ageing and geriatric issues. She brings a calm, straightforward approach and a belief that small steps add up to real change.

Diane uses practical talking and listening to help people notice patterns that get in the way. She draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to shape sessions around a person’s needs. That might mean setting small goals, trying new ways to respond to difficult feelings, or practising different communication in relationships.

Her style is warm and down-to-earth. Sessions focus on what the person wants to change and on simple, repeatable actions to move forward. Diane emphasises patience and noticing progress, even when it feels slow.

She has 12 years of experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. That registration is shown here as BACP.

People come to Diane to work through career stress, self-esteem problems, attachment and abandonment worries, and blended family or parenting strains. She also supports clients dealing with chronic pain, disability, and the emotional impact of ageing. Her approach aims to help people regain a sense of control and to build coping skills that fit everyday life.

How Diane uses different therapies online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on identifying values and taking small actions that move someone toward a life they care about, which can help with anxiety, depression and coping with change.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours. It uses simple experiments and practical exercises to shift unhelpful patterns, useful for stress, panic, low mood and work-related strain.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on emotional experience and attachment in relationships. It helps people name difficult feelings, express needs more clearly and try new ways of relating to loved ones.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Diane will talk with each person about goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also offers ways to practise skills between meetings and to bring real-life situations into sessions for discussion.