Ceri Westcott

Ceri Westcott is a counsellor and psychotherapist who draws on person-centred and mindfulness-based approaches. She is a BACP member and invites people to tell their stories in a calm, non-judgemental space. Her style focuses on building self-compassion and resilience so clients can live more in line with their values. She combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas with attachment-based thinking to help people notice what matters to them and respond with intention. Mindfulness practices and imagery are used to support grounding, emotion regulation and shifting unhelpful patterns, with the client deciding how much of these tools to use. Ceri has nine years of practice experience in the United Kingdom. During that time she has worked with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship tension, parenting strain and career-related worries. She also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, self-esteem concerns and life transitions. Her additional focus areas include caregiving stress, domestic violence, fatherhood issues, pregnancy and childbirth, postpartum depression and young adult issues. Women’s issues are noted among her areas of work, and she adapts her approach to each person’s story and priorities. Sessions emphasise listening, clarity about goals and practical steps clients can use between meetings. Clients are invited to experiment with small practices and reflections, and to feed back which parts of therapy feel helpful. The aim is to leave people better able to cope and to make choices aligned with their values.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice what they value and take small, meaningful steps towards those things. It uses practical exercises to reduce unhelpful avoidance and to build actions that match a person’s priorities. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect current patterns. It helps people understand their needs and work on building safer ways to relate to others and to themselves. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will talk with clients about their goals and try different methods to see what fits. This is a collaborative process where the client’s preferences guide the balance between talking, practical exercises and mindfulness practice. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by cutting travel time or allowing a shorter check-in during a work break. It can also make it simpler to use guided mindfulness and imagery exercises during the session. The biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt techniques to work well in remote settings and help clients apply skills between sessions.