About Gillian
Gillian Trueman is a counsellor who draws on a pluralistic, multidisciplinary way of working. She combines conversational therapy with practical strategies to help people manage anxiety, phobias and stress. Her approach aims to be flexible so each person finds what helps them most.
Gillian uses several evidence-informed methods in sessions. She offers Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based techniques alongside client-centred listening. This gives space for both exploring past experiences and trying small changes that make daily life easier.
Background and approach
She has documented experience working with trauma and with people who identify as neurodivergent. That experience shapes how she responds to strong emotional reactions and to complex histories in session. She also notes familiarity with issues such as postpartum depression, grief and process addictions.
Sessions can focus on short-term goals like reducing avoidance of a phobia, or longer work such as untangling relationship patterns. Gillian helps people name patterns, test new responses and practise skills between sessions so progress carries into everyday life. Gillian is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
She works with people in the United Kingdom and accepts international clients for online work.
How therapeutic approaches adapt online
Gillian commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then commit to small actions that match their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and actions and teaches practical steps to reduce anxiety or avoidance behaviours.Finding the right approach is part of the work and happens together. The therapist will discuss goals and try methods that fit the client’s needs and preferences. If one way does not help, they can adjust the plan so sessions stay useful and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to give practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversation. Phone sessions can be a lighter check-in or easier when bandwidth is low. Live chat and text messaging suit brief check-ins, step-by-step coaching or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, travel or family commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Anger management
- Communication problems
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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