Melrose Gunning, BACP

Melrose Gunning is a UK-licensed therapist with four years of professional experience supporting people through grief, loss, and life transitions. She works from the belief that each person is the expert in their own story and that existing strengths can be drawn on to navigate difficult times. Melrose offers compassionate support for concerns including family issues, stress and anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and the practical and emotional impacts of chronic illness, caregiving, and end-of-life matters.

She encourages clients to recognise the courage it takes to begin therapy and aims to create a collaborative space where goals and coping strategies are explored together. Melrose holds BACP, which stands for the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - a UK professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists. She checks messages during the day and aims to respond by 6pm on the same day, with the exception of messages received after 8pm.

Melrose welcomes conversations about starting therapy and supports people through a range of life challenges, including family conflict, postpartum depression, bereavement, communication difficulties, and multicultural concerns.

Evidence-based approaches and the benefits of online therapy

Melrose uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to individual needs. One focus is grief-informed support that helps people process loss, navigate complicated emotions, and identify meaningful ways to remember and adapt after bereavement. Another focus is skills-based support for stress, anxiety, and depression that emphasises practical coping strategies, breathing and grounding techniques, and ways to build self-esteem and resilience. These approaches are aimed at improving day-to-day functioning and emotional coping in the face of life changes and chronic health challenges.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work itself - Melrose collaborates with clients to explore which methods fit their goals, preferences, and circumstances. Registered professionals can adapt techniques over time so therapy remains aligned with what the client finds most helpful.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it possible to access support from home, between commitments, or when mobility is limited. This range of options helps clients maintain continuity of care and choose formats that suit their communication style and daily life.