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Brenda Clarke-Wills BSc (Hons) Psyche Open MBACP, BACP
United Kingdom
Counsellor - anxiety and relationships
See online therapy options- CBT techniques
- Attachment focus
- Mindfulness skills
About Brenda
Brenda Clarke-Wills BSc (Hons) Psyche Open MBACP is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with three years' experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, grief, low self-esteem and depression. She also offers support around issues such as abandonment, attachment concerns, body image, caregiver stress, codependency and separation.
Brenda uses straightforward talking and practical tools in sessions. She will explore how current thoughts and behaviours link to earlier patterns. That helps identify small, testable changes to try between meetings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is one of the approaches she uses to spot unhelpful thoughts and develop different ways of responding.
Her work also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships and early experiences shape emotional responses. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy strategies and mindfulness techniques are used when people need help with emotional regulation and distress tolerance. The Gottman Method informs her work around communication and relationship dynamics.
Brenda aims to help people understand why they react as they do and to learn practical skills they can use day to day. Sessions typically include talking, structured exercises and short homework tasks to build new habits. She also uses psychodynamic ideas to trace the roots of recurring patterns when that is helpful.
Her practice accepts international clients and sessions are carried out in English. Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online booking flow.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Brenda commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and test unhelpful thoughts and habits. CBT involves identifying a troublesome thought, testing it with small experiments and practising alternatives to change responses over time. This approach is practical and goal-focused, and it suits issues like anxiety, low mood and stress.She also works with attachment-based ideas to look at how patterns in relationships began and how they continue to affect feelings now. That work helps people understand why certain reactions keep happening and to try different ways of relating. When emotion regulation is needed, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills and mindfulness practices are used to teach concrete strategies for tolerating distress and managing intense feelings.
Finding the best approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk through your goals and preferences, and together you will decide which techniques to try first. Plans can change as you learn what helps and what does not.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a working day, require less travel and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find this helps maintain consistency while trying out the practical skills discussed in sessions.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, grief, low self-esteem and depression. Additional focus areas include body image, caregiver stress, codependency and separation.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and structured with talking, exercises and short tasks between sessions. She uses tools to identify unhelpful thoughts and try different responses.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years of experience, including training and volunteering. That experience informs her mix of approaches.
What professional credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is listed with the BACP and works in the United Kingdom. The BACP credential is shown as provided.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Pricing details are provided during the booking process.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. That starts the booking process.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe, use the crisis numbers.