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About Simon
Simon Fox helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties and a wide range of life challenges using a person-centred approach. He works with concerns including depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting and career issues. He is registered with NCPS and has 10 years' experience in counselling.
Simon describes the person-centred approach as his main model. He treats clients as the expert on their own lives and aims to support them in finding their own solutions. He also uses elements from solution-focused work and trauma-focused approaches when these fit a client's needs.
He draws on his own experience of having had therapy to inform how he works. That personal perspective gives him an understanding of the first sessions and the anxieties people often feel when starting counselling. He aims to move at a pace the client is comfortable with and to work through thoughts and feelings in their own time.
Sessions typically look at the practical problems that bring someone to counselling. That may include exploring attachment and abandonment worries, difficulties with body image or eating, or coping with separation and divorce. He also works with issues such as addiction, compassion fatigue, dissociation and isolation.
Simon offers help for a broad range of concerns related to fertility, fatherhood, family problems and infidelity, alongside support for people identifying as LGBT. He uses clear, everyday language in sessions and focuses on manageable steps rather than technical terms.
How his therapeutic approaches work for online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what the client says. The counsellor treats the person as the expert on their life and helps them clarify thoughts and choices. This approach is often used for issues such as low self-esteem, relationship concerns and coping with life changes.
Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, practical steps and current strengths. It helps people identify what is already working and build short-term goals, which can be useful for stress, career decisions and managing everyday problems.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. He will discuss options with the client and agree a way of working based on needs, goals and personal preference. That collaborative discussion happens at the start and can be reviewed as progress is made.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm available options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work and family life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Registered or accredited professionals often use these practical benefits to help therapy fit into everyday routines.
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Questions about Simon
- Does he work with anxiety?
- Yes. He lists anxiety among his main areas and uses person-centred and solution-focused approaches to help manage symptoms.
- What kind of counselling does he offer?
- He mainly practises Client-Centred Therapy and also integrates psychodynamic, solution-focused and trauma-focused approaches as needed.
- How much experience does he have?
- He has 10 years' experience working in counselling and related support roles.
- Is he registered and where does he practise?
- He is listed with NCPS and is based in the United Kingdom.
- Which languages are sessions offered in?
- Sessions are offered in English.
- Can I have sessions from outside the UK?
- He accepts international clients, so people outside the UK can enquire about working together.
- How much do sessions cost?
- Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
- How do I get started with him?
- Use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
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