Christine Gooddy

Christine Gooddy is a counsellor who uses a client-centred approach and tailored techniques to help people move through difficult times. She draws on 13 years' experience supporting adult survivors of historic abuse alongside one-to-one work with a wide range of clients. Christine speaks plainly about recovery and aims to make the first steps feel manageable. Her background began with Person Centred counselling training, which keeps the person's experience at the heart of each session. Over time she has broadened that base and now blends other methods to suit each individual's needs. She is open about having faced depression herself, and uses that experience to inform practical suggestions she offers in sessions. Much of Christine's work focuses on trauma and the emotional issues that follow. She has invested in training to understand how the mind and body interact, and brings that understanding into the room. This helps when addressing anxiety, post-traumatic stress, grief and the effects of past abuse. Christine also helps people with relationship strain, anger, low self-esteem and life transitions. She supports those dealing with caregiving stress, postpartum depression, compassion fatigue and questions of life purpose. Her work includes coaching elements when people want practical steps alongside emotional support. She aims to build a felt connection in therapy and to teach strategies she has used herself. If a straightforward, compassionate approach appeals, readers are invited to follow the site's start process to explore whether she might be a good match.

How Christine’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on understanding each person's experience and building a trusting relationship. It involves active listening, reflection and helping people find their own solutions, which is useful for depression, low self-esteem and life changes.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours link together. It uses practical exercises and clear steps to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression and social phobia, and to change unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right way of working is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with the person to decide which methods fit best, adapting techniques as goals and preferences become clearer. This means the plan can change over time as progress is tracked.

Confirm the exact session formats available before booking, since formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a working day, reduce travel time and allow people to join from different locations. Some formats are better for short check-ins while others suit longer, structured work, so practical needs and comfort will guide the choice.