Tracie McFerran, BACP

Tracie McFerran is a qualified counsellor who blends therapeutic approaches to provide tailored support for people facing a range of life challenges. She works with individuals experiencing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and confidence concerns, and supports those navigating grief, relationship and family difficulties. Her practice includes work with parents of children who have additional needs or life-limiting conditions, and she assists clients coping with both small and large life changes. Tracie draws on the belief that each person is the expert of their own story and that existing strengths can be used to address what feels overwhelming. She offers an empathetic, collaborative style that helps clients explore their experiences and build practical ways to manage symptoms and improve wellbeing. Tracie holds BACP, which indicates membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and reflects engagement with professional standards and ongoing development. She recognises that beginning therapy often requires courage and she acknowledges the step taken when someone reaches out for help, offering steady support through the early stages of change and beyond.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, non-directive space where the client is treated as the expert of their own experience. This approach helps people working through self-esteem, relationship concerns, and adjusting to life changes by valuing their perspective and building on existing strengths.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify and gently challenge unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviours, offering practical strategies to manage anxiety, depression and stress-related difficulties. It is structured and goal-oriented, useful for those seeking tangible tools to feel better.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase present-moment awareness, supporting emotional regulation and coping with overwhelm.

Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. Tracie will work collaboratively with each person to explore which methods feel most helpful based on their needs, goals and preferences, and she adapts her work as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexible options such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit therapy into a busy life or to access support from home. For many people, these formats increase consistency and make it simpler to maintain momentum between sessions with registered professionals and therapists.