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Wendy Brook, BACP

Compassionate counsellor for complex personal challenges

24 years in practice · based in United Kingdom · sessions in English · online sessions

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About Wendy

Wendy Brook is a counsellor who uses a human-centred approach to help people untangle difficult feelings and situations. She draws on two decades of practice to listen, reflect and support clients as they work through what matters most to them. She focuses strongly on trauma and abuse whether it happened in childhood or later in life.

Wendy also helps people facing depression, addictions, grief, relationship strain, anger and problems with sleep or eating.

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Background and approach

She supports those coping with big life changes and ongoing stress such as caregiver strain or chronic illness. Wendy works in a patient, collaborative way. Sessions move at a client’s pace and aim to clarify patterns of feeling and behaviour.

Conversations are straight‑forward and practical, helping people notice small steps that make daily life easier. Her style combines attachment-based thinking with client-centred listening and elements of emotion-focused and existential work. She draws on 24 years of experience and holds BACP registration, which she maintains while practicing in the United Kingdom.

Outside the consulting room she spends time with family and her Labrador, enjoys long walks and paints with watercolours. She welcomes questions and plain talk about how therapy might fit into someone’s life.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. Online work can help identify those patterns and develop new ways of relating that feel safer and more connected. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening without judgement and following the client’s lead; it helps people clarify what they want to change and decide the next steps for themselves. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers practical skills for managing strong emotions and reducing impulsive behaviours, which can be useful for anger, self-regulation and stress.

Deciding which approach to use is a joint process. The therapist will talk through goals, preferences and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they will try approaches and adjust the plan depending on how sessions feel and what progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by registered or accredited professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video is good for a near face-to-face conversation and fuller non-verbal connection. Phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth is limited or a quieter voice call fits into a lunch break. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins, people who prefer writing, or when a written record of thoughts is useful. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and mobility needs while keeping the focus on steady, collaborative progress.
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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does Wendy work with?
She helps people with trauma and abuse, addictions, depression, grief, relationship problems, anger, eating and sleeping issues, parenting stress, ADHD and related concerns listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Wendy combines attachment-based, client-centred and emotion-focused ideas with practical tools from approaches such as DBT. Sessions tend to be collaborative and paced to the individual.
How much experience does she have?
She has 24 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of emotional and relational difficulties.
Where does she practise and what are her credentials?
She practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time and works with people located in the United Kingdom.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and getting started work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, select Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.

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Experience
24 years
Licensed
Languages
English

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