Wendy Mayfield, BACP

Wendy Mayfield is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with 20 years of experience. She works with stress, anxiety and a wide range of related concerns including relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief and self-esteem issues.

Wendy uses practical conversation to help people make sense of what is happening for them. Sessions aim to increase emotional awareness and to build clearer ways of coping. She focuses on helping people notice patterns in relationships and behaviour that maintain distress.

Her approach includes talking through recent problems and looking back at how early relationships shaped current expectations. Wendy blends client-centred listening with cognitive behavioural strategies to try out different ways of thinking and acting. Narrative techniques are used to reframe difficult events and make sense of personal stories.

People meet straightforward suggestions as well as space to talk. Motivational interviewing is drawn on when someone wants to weigh options or decide on a change. Wendy encourages small, practical steps that can be repeated between sessions.

Sessions are offered in English and can include work on parenting stresses, eating and body image concerns, ADHD related challenges, anger and intimacy-related issues. She accepts clients from the UK and international clients who want to work in English.

Therapeutic approaches and working online

Wendy draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships influence current patterns. This approach helps when trust, closeness or avoidance in relationships is causing pain. She also uses cognitive behavioural therapy, which focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing different behaviours to reduce anxiety and improve day-to-day coping.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Wendy will talk with each person about their needs, goals and what feels manageable. Together they decide which methods to try and adapt as understanding grows.

The original biography states she offers counselling online and face to face, so please confirm the current online formats before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare or travel, and they suit people who prefer not to commute. They also allow for shorter check-ins when life is busy or telephone sessions when bandwidth is limited. If you want to start, confirm which session types are available and schedule a time that suits your routine.