About Geraldine
Geraldine Theobald is a BACP counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and life transitions. She also supports individuals dealing with ADHD, addictions and LGBT-related concerns, as well as specific issues such as abandonment, attachment and body image. Gerry writes plainly and listens carefully to understand what matters most to each person.
She uses a person-centred approach that puts the client's experience at the heart of the work.
Background and approach
That means she focuses on empathy, genuineness and accepting people without judgement. She combines these core attitudes with mindfulness exercises to bring calm and with solution-focused ideas to help make small, useful changes. Gerry has 16 years of clinical practice, including long experience working in higher education.
She has supported students, researchers and university staff through pressures such as study, work stress and major life changes. That background gives her practical understanding of balancing multiple demands. Sessions are collaborative and shaped around what the client needs.
Gerry aims to help people spot strengths, notice patterns that hold them back, and identify manageable steps forward. Conversations are tailored to each person's pace and preferences. She follows the ethical framework of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and draws on her training in person-centred work.
Gerry offers a warm, respectful and non-judgemental space to talk, reflect and plan for change.
Approaches you can use online
Client-centred therapy focuses on listening closely and offering empathy, genuineness and acceptance. It helps people feel understood and more able to explore their thoughts and emotions without judgement.Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce stress and increase calm. It can help when anxiety or overwhelming feelings make day-to-day life harder.
Solution-focused therapy looks for small, practical steps that build momentum. It is useful for people who want concrete changes and a clear plan to try between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Gerry will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try. That collaborative process means approaches can be combined or adjusted as the work progresses.
Online formats offer flexibility and accessibility. Video calls let people see each other and keep a strong therapeutic connection. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging provide brief check-ins or ongoing written support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around study, work and family commitments.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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