Christine Gooddy, BACP

Christine Gooddy is a United Kingdom-based therapist with 13 years of experience working with adult survivors of historic abuse and with a wide range of one-to-one clients. Trained in Person Centred counselling, she places the person at the heart of the therapeutic process while adapting an integrative approach to meet each individual’s needs. She has spent much of her career supporting people through trauma and the emotional difficulties that can follow, and has undertaken additional training to deepen her understanding of the mind-body connection that shapes how people respond to stress and pain.

Having lived with depression herself, she brings both professional knowledge and personal insight to her work, and she speaks from experience about the challenge of finding a pathway to recovery. Her style is calm and compassionate, and she emphasizes the importance of a felt connection between client and therapist as a foundation for effective work. Over the years she has developed practical strategies that helped her manage an active inner critic and find healthier coping methods, and she tailors similar tools to suit different clients.

Christine holds the BACP credential - membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and offers support for issues including trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationships, family concerns, anger, self-esteem, career questions, and coping with life changes. Those who wish to work with her are encouraged to get in touch to explore fit and availability.

Therapeutic approaches and accessible online support

Christine works with client-centered therapy, which focuses on creating an accepting, non-directive space where the therapist follows the client’s lead to foster self-understanding and personal growth. This approach is often helpful for issues such as self-esteem, life transitions, and relationship concerns.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - CBT - which offers practical, structured techniques to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, useful for managing depression, anxiety, and daily coping strategies.

In addition, Trauma-Focused Therapy is part of her toolkit for working with people who have experienced abuse or traumatic events; this approach helps process distressing experiences and develop skills for managing emotional and bodily reactions.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Christine will work alongside each person to explore their needs, goals, and preferences and to adapt methods as therapy progresses, so the plan reflects what fits best for the individual.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to access registered professionals from different locations. These options support continuity of care and allow therapists and clients to choose formats that feel most comfortable and effective.