About Millie
Millie Ashton is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with fifteen years of experience. Millie works in a client-centred way and focuses on what each person brings to a session. They listen without judgement and aim to make conversations feel safe and straightforward.
Millie uses practical tools from cognitive behavioural therapy alongside a person-centred style. That means sessions often mix space to talk with ideas for changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours.
Background and approach
The approach is flexible and shifts to match what matters in the moment. Over the years Millie has supported people facing stress, anxiety and depression. They also help with trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, relationship and parenting concerns, and issues linked to gender and LGBT matters.
Millie has experience with ADHD, compassion fatigue and career worries as well. They have spent many years caring for young people in foster care and bring that lived experience into their work. Millie also addresses concerns such as attachment, ageing, caregiving stress, hoarding and other complex situations.
Sessions aim to be respectful and non-stigmatising. Millie encourages honesty and steady effort rather than quick fixes. They work collaboratively on goals and will suggest trying a different counsellor if that would better meet a person’s needs.
People can expect a compassionate, down-to-earth approach that focuses on small, practical steps.
How client-centred and CBT approaches work online
Millie combines a client-centred style with cognitive behavioural therapy to help people make steady change. Client-centred work means sessions focus on whatever the person brings each week, with the counsellor listening, reflecting and helping clarify what matters most. This approach can help with emotional support, identity questions and processing difficult experiences.Cognitive behavioural therapy adds practical techniques for spotting and changing unhelpful thoughts and habits. That can be useful for anxiety, low mood, stress and some relationship difficulties. CBT gives simple exercises and steps to try between sessions to build momentum.
Deciding which approach to use is a shared process. Millie will talk through goals and preferences and try methods that suit each person. They remain open to adjusting the balance between talking and practical work as needs change.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or chat can be used for shorter check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options help fit therapy around work, caring duties and daily life while keeping the focus on progress and accessibility.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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