Gill Brown, BACP

Gill Brown is a counsellor with 20 years of professional experience based in the United Kingdom. She supports people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, depression and life changes. She also helps with issues such as addictions, grief, intimacy, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD and compassion fatigue. Gill works with LGBT concerns and a range of other challenges connected to family, parenting and caregiving roles.

In sessions she aims to build an open, non-judgemental space where people can talk about painful or confusing thoughts and feelings. She encourages gentle exploration of patterns that keep turning up in a person's life. That can include looking at how early relationships and attachment affect present behaviour.

Gill uses a mix of approaches to suit each person. These include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Attachment-Based and Client-Centred ways of working. Together with the client she decides which methods best match the issues and goals they bring.

Her background includes long-term clinical work supporting people affected by domestic abuse, homicide and serious crime, as well as more common struggles such as stress and relationship breakdown. She says it takes courage to look more deeply at yourself, and she aims to support and empower people through that process.

Sessions are conducted in English and international clients are accepted. Gill is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, which appears as BACP on her profile. To begin, clients follow the site Start Therapy steps to match and schedule sessions.

How her approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed, and it focuses on taking valued actions despite difficulty. It is often used for anxiety, depression and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact, and it offers practical steps to change unhelpful patterns which can help with stress, sleeping or eating difficulties.

Gill also uses Attachment-Based and Client-Centred ideas to understand relationship patterns and to offer a calm, respectful space. Attachment-focused work looks at how early relationships shape current responses, and client-centred work emphasises listening, empathy and putting the client's perspective first. These styles can be especially useful for relationship, intimacy and caregiver issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work itself. Gill will discuss different methods with each client and together they decide what feels most useful. That collaborative decision is based on the person's goals, needs and what they prefer for their sessions.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm what is offered before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, avoid travel time and have check-ins during short breaks. Some people prefer video for face-to-face contact, while others find phone or lower-bandwidth options easier for quick check-ins or when video is not practical.