Louise Banks

• Stress and anxiety
• Grief and loss
• CBT and client-centred

About Louise

Louise Banks works on stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression and coping with life changes using a mixture of support she finds effective. She says people are the experts in their own story and draws on clients' strengths to help them manage sleep problems and motivation. Louise is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and has 17 years of experience.

She takes a practical, person-focused approach in sessions. Conversations aim to identify what is causing trouble now and to find manageable steps forward. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, often called CBT, is used to look at thinking and behaviour patterns that keep problems going. Client-Centred Therapy is used to focus on a person's experience and priorities in the room.

Louise has worked across a range of concerns linked to health and life transitions. She supports people dealing with abandonment, ageing and geriatric issues, cancer, caregiver stress, chronic pain, illness and disability. She also works with codependency, communication difficulties and dissociation.

She has experience with relationship endings, including divorce and separation, and with feelings of emptiness, guilt and shame. End-of-life and hospice topics are included among her areas of focus, alongside life purpose questions and obsessive or compulsive behaviours.

Sessions are designed to be straightforward and focused on what the client wants to change. Louise encourages clear goals and practical techniques alongside open, attentive listening. She invites people to take the first step by using the service's matching and scheduling process.

How her approaches translate to online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person's experience in the room and on listening to what matters most to them. Online sessions using this approach concentrate on the client's priorities and the therapist reflects back what she hears to help clarify feelings and choices.

CBT looks at patterns of thought and behaviour that keep problems going. In online sessions CBT usually involves setting simple tasks between meetings and practising new ways of thinking or small behaviour changes to test what helps with mood, sleep or anxiety.

Working out the best approach is part of the process. Louise will discuss goals, preferences and practicalities with each person and use that discussion to decide whether client-centred work, CBT or a mix of both is most useful. This is done collaboratively so the plan can be adjusted over time.

Confirm the session formats before you book as the biography does not list them. Online counselling can make it easier to fit meetings into a working day, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also allow people to take part without being on camera if that suits them better.

Topics Louise lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Grief
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• Abandonment
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Cancer
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Codependency
• Communication problems
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Guilt and shame
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Life purpose
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Postpartum depression
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Questions about Louise

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. She supports people with stress and anxiety using approaches such as CBT and client-centred work.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in her work, applying them in practical, conversational sessions.

How much experience does she have?

She has 17 years of professional experience.

Is she registered with a professional body?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.

Can I have sessions in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.

How much do sessions cost?

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

How do I start working with her?

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