- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship concerns
- Practical coping tools
About Louise
Louise Brannan is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with five years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, self-esteem difficulties, and life changes, among other concerns. Sessions focus on talking through thoughts and feelings and building practical skills to cope better.
Louise uses a conversational approach that combines discussion with simple exercises and tools. She helps people notice unhelpful patterns and tries out new ways of responding. This often means setting small tasks between sessions to practise skills in everyday situations.
Her background includes supporting people with grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, sleeping problems, anger and mood issues such as depression and bipolar. She also offers support for career worries, communication problems, codependency and caregiver stress. Additional focus areas include blended family issues, chronic illness and ageing concerns.
Sessions are shaped around the individual’s goals. Louise explains ideas in clear language and checks in about what feels useful. She encourages practical steps alongside emotional reflection, so work in sessions links to real-life changes.
People meet Louise for straightforward conversation, coping strategies and short exercises to try at home. To begin, clients follow the site’s matching and booking steps to schedule a first appointment and confirm the session format they prefer.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Louise draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that combine talking with practical exercises. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing alternative responses in everyday situations; this helps with anxiety, low mood and stress by giving clear steps to try between sessions. Another approach uses skills practice and small behavioural experiments to build confidence and improve coping with situations that feel difficult, such as social interactions or changes in routine.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Louise and the client review concerns, goals and what feels useful, then agree on a plan together. That collaborative process guides whether more skills practice, emotional processing or practical problem-solving is used over time.
Session formats are not detailed in the biography, so confirm the current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be helpful for brief updates, while video allows face-to-face conversation and the chance to practise exercises with the counsellor. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt sessions to suit your schedule and day-to-day life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, relationship worries, low self-esteem and coping with life changes, plus areas such as grief, trauma, addictions and sleeping problems.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Sessions are conversational and practical, combining discussion with simple exercises and tools to try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
Louise has five years of professional counselling experience in the United Kingdom.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current options before booking.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first appointment?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule your first session.