Craig Limbert, BACP

Craig Limbert is a counsellor who works under the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and brings more than 30 years of experience across NHS and social care settings in the United Kingdom. He holds an advanced diploma in counselling (Level 4) and a number of additional qualifications including a Certificate in Counselling (Level 3), a Diploma in Management (2011), a Diploma in Mental Health (2002), a Diploma in Practice Teaching (2001), a Diploma in Social Work (1994) and a Certificate in Clinical Supervision (2024).

Craig adopts an integrative style that draws on person-centred principles and psychodynamic understanding, with a particular interest in Gestalt therapy to help clients connect with present-moment experience. He has substantial experience supporting people with complex needs and has worked extensively with trauma, severe depression, anxiety and stress. He has also supported clients from diverse backgrounds, including people who identify as LGBTQIA+.

His practice emphasises respect for each person’s individuality, views, hopes and fears, and he works collaboratively with clients to set goals and agree on how to achieve them. Over his career Craig’s roles have included Samaritan volunteer (1990–1992), facilitating self-help groups at Mind in Humberside (1993–1994), advocacy work at Mind in Barnsley (1994–1998), team manager at the Mental Health Aftercare Association (1998–2000) and a range of posts at Kirklees Council (2000–2020) where he delivered cognitive behavioural approaches in GP settings, acted as a care coordinator, contributed to Shared Lives, and managed teams in assertive outreach and enhanced services. He was employed as an Approved Social Worker/Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) from 2002–2018.

He is committed to helping people explore their thoughts, feelings and emotions in an open and supportive therapeutic environment. He works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, coping with life changes, and issues related to adoption and foster care, aging, neurodiversity, body image, chronic pain and other complex needs.

Approaches in Online Therapy and What They Offer

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person’s own experience, offering empathy and non-judgemental understanding so clients can explore feelings and build self-awareness. This approach is helpful for self-esteem, relationship concerns and life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a structured, goal-oriented approach that helps identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. It is often used for anxiety, depression and stress-related problems and can provide practical tools to manage symptoms.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape current patterns and emotional responses, helping people work on attachment issues, abandonment concerns and relationship difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. He works collaboratively with clients to assess needs, goals and preferences and will adapt methods so the work fits each person’s situation and pace. Therapists and registered professionals often integrate different approaches to suit individual circumstances.

Online therapy with him is offered by video call, phone session, live chat or text-based messaging, giving flexibility to choose the format that feels most comfortable. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around daily life and to continue therapy when in-person meetings are not possible, while still enabling meaningful, focused therapeutic work.