Melanie Duffin

• Stress and anxiety
• Grief and loss
• Acceptance and commitment therapy

About Melanie

Melanie Duffin helps people address stress, anxiety, family difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief and self-esteem through focused talking therapy. She works with clients to explore thoughts and feelings and to build clearer ways of coping. Melanie is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has ten years' experience in the field.

She trained to degree level in counselling and psychotherapy and has spent a decade working with adults on a wide range of concerns. Sessions are practical and conversational. Melanie aims to help people notice what matters to them and try small, workable changes between meetings.

Her work draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to look at patterns of thought and behaviour that maintain distress. Attachment-Based Therapy helps with relationship patterns and feelings of abandonment. She also uses Client-Centred and Jungian approaches to explore personal meaning and inner resources.

Melanie has supported people through bereavement, chronic illness and caregiving strain, and she works with issues such as body image, codependency and communication problems. She also has experience with autism and avoidant personality concerns and with the stresses that come from blended families and ageing.

In session she encourages clear, practical steps alongside reflective work. People can expect a calm conversational style, problem-focused tasks when useful, and attention to personal values and relationships. Booking details and session arrangements are provided through the service's matching and scheduling process.

Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions

Melanie commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in her work. ACT focuses on identifying personal values and learning to act in line with them while accepting difficult thoughts and feelings; it can help with anxiety, stress and motivation. CBT looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns and manage symptoms.

She also uses Attachment-Based ideas to look at relationship patterns and how early bonds can influence present-day reactions, which can be useful for issues like abandonment and communication problems. These approaches are offered in a collaborative way, so the therapist and client decide together which methods best fit the client’s goals and preferences over time.

Please confirm available session formats before booking, as the biography does not list them explicitly. Many people find remote sessions help fit therapy into busy lives, for example by saving travel time, enabling shorter check-ins during a lunch break, or avoiding the need to be on camera. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt tasks and exercises for online work so therapy remains practical and focused on everyday life.

Topics Melanie lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Self-esteem
• Abandonment
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Avoidant personality
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• Cancer
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Fertility issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Hearing impaired
• Hoarding
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Veteran and armed forces issues
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Multicultural concerns
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Phobias
• Polyamory and non-monogamous relationships
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexual dysfunction
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Jungian Therapy
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing
• Narrative Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy
• Internal Family Systems

Questions about Melanie

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety is listed among the main concerns she helps people with.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Attachment-Based, Client-Centred and Jungian approaches.

How much experience does she have?

She has ten years' experience working in counselling and psychotherapy.

Where is she based?

She practises in the United Kingdom and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

What languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can I work with her from another country?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are sessions charged?

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

How do I start working with her?

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