- Practical strategies
- Calm listening
- Goal focused
About Bernadette
Bernadette Gough is a counsellor with 14 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety and major life changes. She also supports those wanting to build self-esteem, confidence and motivation, and people dealing with parenting concerns and relationship strain.
She creates an open, non-judgemental space where clients can talk through difficult thoughts and feelings. Sessions focus on practical steps and clear goals. Bernadette aims to help people find small changes that make daily life easier and more manageable.
Her background includes long-term clinical work in community settings and one-to-one support. This experience informs a straightforward style that balances listening with practical ideas. Bernadette draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to tailor the work to each person’s needs.
People come to her for help with grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, eating concerns, anger, intimacy-related issues and career worries, as well as LGBT-related matters. She approaches these topics with calm attention and an emphasis on what can be done next.
Taking the first step can feel hard, and Bernadette recognises that. She helps clients set realistic goals and build coping strategies they can use between sessions. If you are considering therapy, she encourages you to begin by completing the short matching questionnaire to find out if her approach feels right for you.
How evidence-based techniques work in online therapy
Bernadette draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to structure sessions around clear goals. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing it with practical tasks. This helps reduce anxiety and improve everyday coping by breaking problems into manageable steps.Another approach emphasises behavioural work - trying small changes in routine and noticing the effects. That kind of work can help with motivation, low mood, stress and some parenting challenges by building new habits and practical routines.
Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy journey. Bernadette works together with each person to decide what feels most useful. She adapts methods to match a client's goals, pace and preferences rather than applying one fixed model.
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time and provide quicker access to appointments. Different formats can also allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, or sessions without video when bandwidth is low. Discussing practical arrangements at the start helps make sessions work for everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Experience
14+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns can I bring to sessions?
She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, parenting, low self-esteem, coping with life changes, addictions, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues, eating problems, anger, career worries, depression and coaching.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The approach is practical and evidence informed. She listens closely, helps set clear goals and suggests straightforward steps clients can try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 14 years of professional work experience in the United Kingdom, including one-to-one support and community settings.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She holds NCPS and practices in the United Kingdom.
Are sessions available in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I work with her from outside the UK?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions arranged and how much do they cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a course of therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.