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Christine Gooddy, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - trauma and mood concerns
See online therapy options- Cognitive behavioural ideas
- Person centred approach
- Trauma-focused work
About Christine
Christine Gooddy is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with 13 years of experience. She works with adults who have experienced trauma and abuse, and with people facing depression, grief, relationship and family stresses, anger, low self-esteem and life changes.
She began with Person-Centred counselling and still keeps the client at the centre of sessions. Over time she has blended that foundation with other methods, including trauma-focused work and cognitive behavioural ideas, to match what each person needs. She shares practical strategies she has used herself to manage a critical inner voice and everyday pressures.
Much of her work has involved groups for adult survivors of historic abuse, alongside one-to-one sessions. That experience shapes how she works with post-traumatic stress and emotional difficulties that follow abuse. She also supports people dealing with caregiving stress, postpartum depression, hoarding, guilt and shame, and midlife transitions.
Sessions focus on noticing unhelpful thoughts and patterns, practising different responses, and building straightforward coping tools. She uses techniques from cognitive behavioural approaches alongside person-centred listening and trauma-focused methods when helpful. The therapeutic relationship matters, and she pays attention to how the connection feels for both people.
People who choose her often want clear, practical steps as well as time to talk through painful experiences. To begin, the site asks you to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session using the See online therapy options button.
How her approaches are used in online work
Christine combines Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Trauma-Focused Therapy with a person-centred stance. CBT helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and practise new responses, useful for anxiety, depression and low self-esteem. Trauma-Focused Therapy looks at the emotional and body responses that follow abuse and aims to reduce the intensity of those reactions over time.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will discuss goals, preferences and current difficulties and then suggest which methods to try first. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made or new issues arise.
Confirm the specific online session options before booking, as the biography does not list formats. Online work can make therapy easier to fit into daily life - for example sessions can save travel time, allow shorter check-ins, or reduce the need to take a long break from work. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists often use online sessions to continue structured, practical work when in-person meetings are not possible, while still focusing on clear steps and coping strategies.
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she focus on?
She focuses on trauma and abuse, depression, grief, relationship and family stresses, anger, self-esteem and coping with life changes.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioural Therapy?
She draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses in day-to-day situations.
What is her background and experience?
She has 13 years' experience working with adults, including group work with survivors of historic abuse and one-to-one counselling.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin the process?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule your first session.
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.