Fay Wancke

Fay Wancke is a counsellor who uses a client-centred approach to help people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief and low self-esteem. She works with people who are dealing with depression and the wider fallout of life changes. Fay speaks plainly and focuses on the person's own strengths when they come to talk. Fay trained and practises in the United Kingdom and holds BACP accreditation, which is shown as BACP. She has three years of professional experience supporting people through difficult moments. In sessions she treats each person as the expert on their life and follows the pace they prefer. Sessions often start by listening closely to what matters most to the individual. Fay aims to help people name their concerns and notice the resources they already have. This can include looking at how relationships, work and health affect mood and everyday choices. People bring practical problems and deep feelings into the room, and Fay helps them work through both. Conversations focus on what a person wants to change and on small steps that feel doable. The style is calm, non-judgemental and centred on the person rather than on labels. Fay also has experience with issues connected to abandonment, adoption and foster care, ageing and geriatric matters, attachment, body image, cancer, caregiving stress, chronic illness and disability, communication and commitment problems, domestic violence, divorce and other losses. She supports clients through grief and end-of-life concerns alongside other areas of loss and adjustment.

How a client-centred approach works online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and on the person's own understanding of their problems. The therapist offers empathic presence and reflects what the person says so they can explore feelings and choices. This approach is often helpful for grief, relationship strain, anxiety and low self-esteem because it starts from the person's priorities and experience. Fay will work with a client to decide which ways of working feel most useful. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process where the person's goals, comfort and preferences shape the plan. The therapist will check in about what is helping and adjust the way sessions run as needed. If you are interested in online work, please confirm current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy life, for example by saving travel time or allowing a quieter check-in during a work break. They can also let people join from a familiar space and avoid arranging childcare on the day. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists often find that online meetings help people keep momentum between sessions and maintain support during challenging times.