- Trauma informed
- Attachment focus
- Self esteem work
About Gillian
Gillian Robins is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with five years of professional experience. She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, family and intimacy-related difficulties, depression, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem concerns. Her work also covers attachment issues, body image, codependency, communication problems and related struggles.
Gillian uses a trauma-informed lens and draws on ideas from Dr Gabor Maté about how early experiences shape emotional patterns. She helps people look at the reasons behind repeated patterns so they can choose different responses. Sessions are practical and focused on understanding feelings and behaviour rather than labels.
Conversations are structured but conversational. Gillian listens for patterns and helps clients try out new ways of responding in everyday life. She supports people who feel overwhelmed by obsessional thoughts, panic, process addictions or shame, and she works with those dealing with self-harm urges and post-traumatic stress.
She also offers help around relationship-centred issues such as limerence, intimacy worries and dependent patterns. Gillian talks through communication strategies, boundaries and repairing trust where that is relevant. Her aim is to help people notice what keeps them stuck and to find small, manageable steps forward.
Gillian accepts clients based in the UK and also works with international clients in English. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time; prospective clients complete a short questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
Gillian works from a trauma-informed perspective that pays attention to how early experiences shape current feelings and habits. In practice this means looking at repeated reactions and gentle experiments to try different responses; this approach can help with anxiety, panic and patterns that feel automatic.She also uses ideas influenced by Dr Gabor Maté which focus on the links between past experiences and present struggles. That way of working helps when people want to understand the roots of shame, codependency or process addictions and make sense of why certain reactions keep happening.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Gillian treats this as a collaborative process and will work with each person to decide which techniques fit their needs, goals and preferences. She explains choices clearly and checks in as work progresses so methods can be adjusted.
The biography does not list which session formats are offered, so confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week and can help people join from a location that suits them. Some formats are better for shorter check-ins while others allow longer therapeutic work, so discuss practical arrangements when you book to pick the best option for everyday life.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, trauma and self-esteem issues, plus related areas such as panic, OCD patterns and relationship-focused problems.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is trauma-informed and practical, focusing on understanding why patterns happen and trying small, manageable changes in everyday life.
How much experience does she have?
Gillian has five years of professional experience working with the concerns listed in her profile.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and works from the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Yes, she accepts international clients and runs sessions in English.
Which session formats are used?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Sessions are provided via a subscription that varies with location and can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.