- Focus on anxiety
- Person-centred
- BACP registered
About Brenda
Brenda Clarke-Wills BSc (Hons) Psyche Open MBACP helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety and panic-related problems. She also supports those facing relationship strain, grief, low self-esteem and depression. Brenda aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space where someone can start to understand what is happening and what they want to change.
Her style is warm and practical. She listens for patterns in feelings and behaviour and then works with clients to identify steps that feel manageable. Brenda uses short-term tools when needed and also looks at deeper causes of repeated difficulties.
Brenda has three years of experience that includes training and volunteer work. She uses an integrative approach that draws on psychodynamic ideas to explore origins of problems and cognitive behavioural techniques to address thinking and behaviour. She also values a person-centred stance that keeps sessions focused on the client’s priorities.
Common topics she addresses include breaking negative relationship cycles, building emotional awareness and learning ways to manage overwhelming feelings. She works with issues such as abandonment, attachment difficulties, body image concerns, caregiver stress, trauma and recovery from domestic violence.
Brenda is registered with the BACP, works in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English. She invites questions from people who want to check whether her way of working fits their needs and will respond openly to help you decide if she is the right counsellor for you.
Approaches used online and what they offer
Attachment-Based Therapy helps people look at how early connections shape current relationships and emotional responses, which can make sense of repeated patterns and improve how someone relates to others. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and practising concrete steps to change them, which can reduce symptoms like panic and worry. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) offers skills for emotional regulation and tolerating distress, useful when feelings feel overwhelming.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss your concerns and goals and then recommend ways of working together. This is a collaborative process where techniques are chosen to suit what you need and prefer, and reviewed as therapy progresses.
Practical benefits of online therapy can include fitting sessions around busy days, reducing travel time, and choosing quieter settings that suit you. The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Registered or accredited professionals often adapt sessions to be shorter or longer, use telephone rather than video for lower bandwidth, or focus on skills practice between sessions to make therapy fit everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, panic-related problems, relationship difficulties, grief, low self-esteem and depression.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and practical, combining listening with hands-on steps. She balances short-term tools with exploration of underlying causes.
What experience does she have?
She has three years of experience that includes both training and volunteering in counselling roles.
What credentials and location are listed?
Brenda holds a BSc (Hons) Psyche Open and is registered with the BACP in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are accepted.
How are sessions arranged and paid for?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What should I do to begin working together?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.