Wendy Russell, BACP, NCPS

Wendy Russell is a UK-based counsellor with seven years of experience who works in an approachable, down-to-earth style. She holds BACP and NCPS credentials - recognised professional counselling qualifications in the United Kingdom - and combines that professional grounding with a warm, collaborative manner designed to help people feel heard and supported. Clients report feeling relieved, understood, and that they regain a sense of voice through her work.

Wendy takes an integrative approach, drawing on methods such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and person-centred work and tailoring interventions to each person’s needs. She regularly supports people with anxiety and depression, work-related stress, feelings of being lost or lacking life purpose, grief, and the challenges that follow relationship changes like breakups, divorce, or commitment difficulties. Her practice also addresses intimacy and relationship concerns, including issues that arise in alternative sexual cultures such as BDSM and kink, as well as specific areas like blended family dynamics, caregiving stress, codependency, and compassion fatigue.

Therapy with Wendy blends practical tools and reflective exploration. She offers collaborative sessions where goals are set together and may suggest short exercises between appointments to reinforce progress. Wendy currently has availability and welcomes people seeking practical support for life transitions, relationship repair, and emotional wellbeing.

Therapeutic approaches and online support for relationships and change

Wendy commonly uses Client-Centred Therapy, which focuses on providing a non-judgemental, empathetic space where the client’s own goals and pace guide the work - this approach helps when someone needs acceptance, self-exploration, or support through life transitions. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), a structured approach that helps identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns - CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, and stress management. For relationship-focused work she integrates principles from the Gottman Method, which offers practical strategies to improve communication, reduce conflict, and rebuild connection between partners.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Wendy works collaboratively with each person to discover which methods align with their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts her style as the relationship and circumstances evolve. Clients are involved in choosing aims and in reviewing progress so therapy feels relevant and purposeful.

Online therapy with Wendy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, giving flexibility to fit therapy around work, family, and location. These formats make it easier to access regular support from home or elsewhere, maintain continuity during life changes, and choose the communication style that feels most comfortable while working toward meaningful change.