Grace Symphony

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Person-centred approach

About Grace

Grace Symphony works on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression and coping with life changes using a humanistic, person-centred approach combined with other practical models. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has four years' experience as a counsellor.

Grace works in straightforward, conversational sessions. She helps people talk through feelings and notice unhelpful patterns. Sessions focus on what matters now and how past relationships may affect present choices. Practical tools are used alongside open conversation to make sense of recurring reactions.

Her background includes long experience in health care. Before counselling, she spent 40 years working as a pharmacist, including roles related to psychiatry, trauma and mental health. That clinical experience informs how she hears the practical effects of illness, medication and chronic pain.

Grace draws on a person-centred foundation and also uses elements of transactional analysis to look at early life patterns, and Gestalt ideas to focus on present experience and stuck moments. She pays attention to cultural context after many years living and working in Africa before returning to the UK.

Sessions are offered in English and reflect the issues listed above, including specific concerns such as attachment, abandonment, dissociation, fertility, fatherhood matters and gender dysphoria. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

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

How humanistic and practical methods work in online counselling

Grace bases sessions on a humanistic person-centred approach, which focuses on the person's experience and their capacity to reflect on feelings and choices. This approach helps with stress, low self-esteem and life changes by keeping the conversation centred on the client's priorities and current experience.

She also draws on transactional analysis to map recurring relationship patterns and early-life scripts, which can clarify why certain reactions keep happening. Gestalt ideas are used to bring attention to present-moment feelings and behaviours, helping people notice where they become stuck and try different ways of responding.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist discusses options and decides together with the client which techniques to try, based on the client's needs and goals. This collaborative process means methods can be adjusted over time as progress or new priorities emerge.

Confirm the current session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work or family life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find remote sessions help maintain continuity while balancing everyday commitments.

Topics Grace lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Cancer
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Co-morbidity
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Fatherhood issues
• Fertility issues
• First responder issues
• Forgiveness
• Gender dysphoria
• Guilt and shame
• Hearing impaired
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Life purpose
• Mood disorders
• Multicultural concerns
• Postpartum depression
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-love
• Sexuality
• Trichotillomania
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues

Questions about Grace

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and stress are listed areas of focus and are central to her practice.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses a humanistic person-centred approach and incorporates transactional analysis and Gestalt ideas.

How much counselling experience does she have?

She has four years' experience working as a counsellor.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

Yes. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Can I have sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

She does not take clients outside the United Kingdom.

How much do sessions cost?

Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start sessions with her?

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