Gill Ormsby, BACP

Gill Ormsby is a queer, non-binary therapist accredited by the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - who offers integrative support for both short- and long-term work to clients in the United Kingdom and internationally.

Gill creates a welcoming, compassionate space to explore worries such as anxiety, low mood, relationship and family difficulties, health-related concerns, or times when getting out of bed feels especially hard. They draw on a broad clinical background to address issues including addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, eating and sleep problems, bipolar and mood disorders, ADHD and neurodiversity, intimacy and sexuality, and a wide range of relationship challenges.

With particular experience supporting LGBTQIA+ people, Gill is explicitly anti-conversion therapy for matters of sexuality and gender identity and aims to work in an affirming, nonjudgmental way. Their practice also attends to more specific concerns such as attachment and abandonment, body image, control and communication struggles, life transitions, and professional burnout including compassion fatigue. Gill combines relational sensitivity with practical focus to help people make sense of patterns, cope with current pressures, and find ways forward that fit their values and goals.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Gill draws on client-centered practice to place the person at the heart of the work, offering empathic listening and collaboration so clients can explore their feelings, values, and goals in a supportive environment - this approach is helpful for anxiety, low mood, relationship issues, and building self-esteem.

Psychodynamic therapy is used to look at patterns that repeat across relationships and life stages, helping clients understand how past experiences influence present behaviour and emotional responses, which can be useful for trauma, attachment difficulties, and long-standing mood concerns.

Internal Family Systems offers a way to map and work with the many parts of a person's inner world, helping with self-compassion and managing internal conflict that can underlie eating issues, addiction, and overwhelming emotions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Gill works collaboratively with each person to identify what fits best based on needs, goals, and preferences. Registered professionals and therapists can adapt methods over time, combining approaches to suit changing circumstances.

Online therapy with Gill is available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for people with busy schedules, mobility limits, or those living outside their therapist's immediate area. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to access support from wherever the client is located.