Gideon Reeve, BACP

Gideon Reeve welcomes visitors to his profile and recognises that reaching out for help can feel like a significant step. He works as an integrative therapeutic counsellor, offering a warm, exploratory, and supportive relationship in which clients can examine their story, feelings, and life challenges. Gideon adapts his methods to each person - drawing on person-centred work to help people develop a stronger sense of self and build confidence and self-esteem, psychodynamic thinking to explore how past experiences influence present patterns, cognitive behavioural techniques to identify causes of unhelpful thoughts and focus on practical change, and somatic practices that use grounding, sensing and breathing exercises to help the body and mind connect.

Gideon began his professional journey in body work and later moved into talking therapies, and over recent years he has been offering a blended approach that brings those backgrounds together. He is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and holds a CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling - a vocational diploma in counselling. He also holds a British Wheel of Yoga Teaching Diploma and a certification from The Minded Institute in integrating Yoga Therapy into Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. If someone chooses to work with him he aims to tailor the therapy to fit their needs and preferences.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Gideon commonly uses client-centred work and cognitive behavioural therapy when working with clients online. Client-centred therapy focuses on building a supportive, non-judgemental relationship that helps people explore their feelings and develop greater self-understanding - it suits issues such as low self-esteem, grief, and relationship concerns. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a structured, practical approach that looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and helps people develop concrete strategies to manage anxiety, depression, addiction-related behaviours and coping with life changes.

He also incorporates somatic techniques that emphasise grounding, breathing and bodily awareness to help people regulate stress and reconnect with sensations when that is helpful. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process, and Gideon works collaboratively with clients to identify what best fits their needs, goals and preferences. He adjusts methods as therapy evolves.

Online sessions - whether by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging - offer flexibility for people with busy schedules, mobility limits or those living far from in-person services. These formats allow clients to access registered professionals from wherever they are, fit therapy around daily life, and maintain continuity of care even when circumstances change.