Brenda Clarke-Wills BSc (Hons) Psyche Open MBACP

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Cognitive behavioural therapy

About Brenda

Brenda Clarke-Wills BSc (Hons) Psyche Open MBACP works with stress, anxiety, relationships, grief, low self-esteem and depression, using an integrative counselling approach that she describes as client-led. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has three years' experience, including training and volunteering.

She uses psychodynamic ideas to look at where difficult feelings or patterns began. She also draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to help with unhelpful thinking and behaviour. Person-centred elements guide the counselling relationship so the client directs what matters most in sessions.

Her practice focuses on helping people understand emotions and build self-regulation skills. She talks through relationship dynamics and communication problems, and helps people develop boundaries and resilience. Practical tools and skills are worked on alongside understanding deeper causes.

Brenda lists a broad range of areas she can support, including abandonment and attachment issues, body image, caregiver stress, codependency, dissociation, domestic violence, grief and bereavement, and health-related concerns such as cancer. She also notes work around avoidant or dependent personality patterns and commitment or control issues.

Her methods include attachment-based work, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), the Gottman Method for relationship work, and mindfulness approaches. Sessions aim to increase self-awareness and build coping strategies that fit a person's life.

To start, prospective clients are invited to use the site matching process to arrange a first appointment and see whether her approach feels like a suitable fit.

How her approaches translate to online counselling

Many of her techniques adapt to remote work. Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in relationships and helps people understand how early bonds shape current reactions; this can help with relationship and attachment issues. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviours and includes practical exercises and coping strategies for anxiety, depression and stress. Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) offers skills for emotional regulation and distress tolerance, which can help when feelings feel overwhelming.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Brenda will work with the client to decide which methods best match their needs, goals and preferences, and may combine elements from different approaches to suit the situation.

The biography does not list which session formats she provides, so confirm options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into daily life by reducing travel time and allowing sessions during a work break or from a convenient location. It can also mean shorter check-ins when a full session is not needed, and less need for high-bandwidth connections when that helps with access.

Topics Brenda lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Grief
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Abandonment
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Attachment issues
• Avoidant personality
• Body image
• Cancer
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Dependent personality
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Mood disorders
• Multicultural concerns
• Narcissism
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Paranoia
• Personality disorders
• Post-traumatic stress
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Process addictions
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Quitting smoking or vaping
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Trichotillomania
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
• Gottman Method
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Somatic Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Brenda

Does she work with anxiety and stress?

Yes. She lists stress and anxiety among her main areas of work and uses tools to address unhelpful thinking and behaviour.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She offers an integrative, client-led approach combining psychodynamic work, cognitive behavioural techniques and person-centred principles.

How much experience does she have?

She has three years' experience, which includes training and volunteering.

Is she a BACP counsellor in the UK?

Yes. She holds BSc (Hons) Psyche Open and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) in the United Kingdom.

Does she offer sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats does she provide?

The biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I get started with her counselling?

Use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.