Louise Wood

Louise Wood is a counsellor who aims to help people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, low self-esteem and depression. She presents a calm, respectful presence and encourages clients to use their own strengths when they want change. Louise approaches conversations with warmth and an emphasis on what matters to each person.

She works from the view that the client knows their story best. Sessions focus on listening, helping people name what is hardest, and exploring practical ways to cope day to day. Conversations are straightforward and paced to match the person in front of her.

Louise draws on client-centred ideas to place the person’s experience at the heart of the work. She also uses psychodynamic thinking to look at patterns that repeat over time. Existential perspectives help people consider meaning and choices when life feels uncertain.

Her experience includes supporting people with addiction, grief, anger, compassion fatigue and ADHD. She also works with concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, domestic violence, dissociation, and first responder issues. Hospice and end-of-life counselling is noted among her focus areas.

Louise is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She has seven years of professional experience in the United Kingdom and offers care in English.

How Louise’s approaches guide online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on treating the person as an expert in their own life, with the counsellor offering empathy and gentle reflection to help clarify choices and next steps. This approach suits stress, low mood and relationship concerns where someone needs space to be heard.

Psychodynamic Therapy looks at patterns and repeated feelings that show up across relationships and time. It helps people make sense of why they repeat the same responses and can be useful for trauma, attachment issues and long-standing worries.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences and adapt methods as they learn what helps most. That way the style of therapy can change if different tools are needed.

If you are considering online sessions, check the current session options before booking so you know what formats are available. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments around work and family life, reduce travel time, or allow for shorter check-ins when time is tight. It can also help people keep regular sessions when attending in person is difficult, while the therapist and client together decide what works best for their goals.