Louise Lant

• Stress and anxiety
• Parenting concerns
• Self esteem

About Louise

Louise Lant works with stress, anxiety, family and parenting concerns, and issues around self-esteem and coping with life changes. She uses person-centred principles in her practice and has worked as a counsellor since qualifying in 2017. Louise is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and has eight years' experience in a range of settings.

Louise's starting point is person-centred therapy, where the relationship between counsellor and client is central. She listens for what matters to the person in front of her and helps people talk through current difficulties. Many clients come for help with anxiety, stress, low self-esteem, relationship and parenting problems, or major life transitions such as midlife change.

Alongside a person-centred approach, Louise uses practical strategies drawn from solution-focused work, compassion-focused ideas, and cognitive behavioural techniques when these help. These are used to support clearer thinking, build coping steps, and try out new ways of responding to stress and conflict. She explains methods simply and discusses how they might fit with each person's preferences.

Louise describes clients as having the knowledge to make changes and aims to support their own decision-making. Sessions involve talking, reflecting and sometimes trying brief exercises between meetings to practise new skills. She pays attention to communication patterns, control issues, loneliness and questions of life purpose that can come up for women and parents.

To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Louise works in English and does not take international clients at this time.

How therapeutic approaches work for remote counselling

Person-centred therapy places the therapeutic relationship at the core. It focuses on listening, acceptance and developing trust so the client can talk honestly about what matters to them; this helps when people feel stuck with stress, low self-esteem or relationship worries.

Solution-focused techniques concentrate on small, achievable steps and what is already working. They are useful when someone wants practical changes quickly, such as clearer communication or coping strategies for parenting. Cognitive behavioural ideas look at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offer doable exercises to test different responses to anxiety and unhelpful thinking.

Choosing the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The counsellor and client will decide together which methods suit the client's goals and preferences and will review how things are progressing as they go.

Confirm the session formats available before booking, as the biography does not specify them. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make sessions accessible if someone prefers not to travel, or wants an option that better fits their daily routine. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt techniques for remote sessions so clients can practise new skills between meetings.

Topics Louise lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Family conflicts
• Parenting issues
• Self-esteem
• Coping with life changes
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Isolation and loneliness
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Self-love
• Women's issues

Questions about Louise

Does she work with anxiety and stress?

Yes. She helps people who are coping with stress and anxiety using person-centred conversations and practical strategies.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

Her core approach is person-centred therapy, with additional strategies from solution-focused, compassion-focused and cognitive behavioural techniques where helpful.

How much experience does she have?

She has eight years' experience as a counsellor, having qualified in the UK in 2017 and worked in a range of settings.

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 another language?

Sessions are offered in English only.

Does she take international clients?

No. She does not accept international clients at the present time.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location; 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 a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.