Trudie Johnston

• Stress and anxiety
• Grief and loss
• CBT and attachment

About Trudie

Trudie Johnston helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, self‑esteem and life changes using a mix of person‑centred, attachment, CBT, mindfulness and somatic approaches. She is registered with the BACP and NCPS and has six years' experience working in clinical settings and private practice.

Trudie began volunteering in bereavement support before training as a counsellor, which shaped her focus on loss and relational issues. She has supported people facing bereavement, long‑term illness and disability, anxiety, low mood, and difficulties with self‑image and relationships.

Her initial training was in person‑centred counselling and she later added studies in attachment theory, cognitive behavioural approaches and psychodynamic ideas. She uses those methods to help people identify patterns, manage difficult feelings and try different ways of coping in day‑to‑day life.

Sessions are described as a place to talk through what matters without judgement, and Trudie draws on her own experience of having counselling to understand how hard first contact can be. She aims to be practical and straightforward when helping people take the first steps towards feeling differently.

Trudie works with adults over 18 and has experience with issues such as relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, anger, career stress and hospice and end‑of‑life matters. She also supports people dealing with abandonment, attachment issues, caregiver stress, chronic pain and co‑morbid conditions.

She offers a calm, clear approach that focuses on what is happening now and what can be changed. If someone wants to begin, the pathway is to use the site matching process to schedule an initial session and discuss next steps.

How Trudie uses her approaches in online counselling

Attachment‑based work focuses on patterns in close relationships. It looks at how early connection affects current reactions and helps people find new ways of relating when old patterns cause distress.

Client‑centred counselling prioritises the person’s perspective. The counsellor listens, asks questions and supports the person to make sense of feelings and decide what changes to try in daily life.

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at the thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going. It uses practical exercises and experiments to change unhelpful thinking and build new routines for managing mood, anxiety and stress.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Trudie will discuss options with the person, try approaches that suit their goals, and review how they are getting on so the plan can be adjusted together.

Confirm the session format when booking, as formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, health appointments or caregiving duties, and they can also suit people who prefer shorter check‑ins or who do not want to travel. Registered and accredited professionals often find online work effective for talking through relationships, grief, anxiety and adjusting to life changes.

Topics Trudie lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Grief
• Self-esteem
• Coping with life changes
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Intimacy-related issues
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Depression
• Abandonment
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Attachment issues
• Body image
• Cancer
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Co-morbidity
• Codependency
• Dependent personality
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Family problems
• Guilt and shame
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Mood disorders
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Personality disorders
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Somatic Therapy

Questions about Trudie

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. She helps people manage anxiety using practical techniques and conversation.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses client‑centred work alongside attachment‑based ideas and cognitive behavioural techniques.

What experience does she have?

She has six years' experience in both clinical settings and private practice and began as a bereavement support volunteer.

Where is she based and what credentials does she hold?

She practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the BACP and NCPS.

Can I have sessions in another language?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she work with international clients?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How much do sessions cost?

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

How do I start a first session?

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