About Brian
Brian Doherty is a counsellor who uses client-centred and psychodynamic ideas to help people manage grief, depression and relationship concerns. He holds BACP registration and brings ten years of professional experience in the UK to his work. Brian aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can say what matters to them and be heard without judgment.
He believes people know their own stories and have strengths to build on.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on understanding feelings and patterns that cause pain. Brian helps people name what they are feeling and try small changes that feel doable. Brian has supported people through bereavement, anger, intimacy-related worries and issues that affect LGBT clients.
He also works with concerns such as abandonment, attachment difficulties, body image and coping with illness or caring responsibilities. These areas often overlap, and he pays attention to how patterns in relationships influence mood and behaviour. In therapy he uses mindfulness to help with difficult emotions and Jungian ideas to explore personal meaning and recurring themes.
The approach is practical and conversational rather than technical. Brian and the person he sees set goals together and review progress as they go. Sessions are offered in English and can be arranged for people living in the UK or internationally.
He is used to offering different formats to fit people’s lives, from short check-ins to longer therapeutic work.
Approach choices and online counselling
Brian blends client-centred therapy and mindfulness techniques in his online work. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening closely, reflecting what a person says and helping them feel understood so they can find their own solutions. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple practices to notice thoughts and feelings without getting swept away, which can help with grief, anxiety and low mood.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Brian will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and suggest ways of working together. That means trying things out, checking what helps, and adjusting the approach so it fits the person’s needs rather than forcing a single method.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different situations. Video is useful for longer sessions and deeper conversations, while phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging work well for brief check-ins, written reflection or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, caring duties and travel.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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