- Client-Centred Therapy
- Stress and Anxiety
- Blended family issues
About Gayle
Gayle Johnston is a BACP-registered Humanistic counsellor in the United Kingdom with three years' experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem and life changes. Gayle offers short, clear sessions that focus on what matters now.
She uses a client-centred approach that puts the person's own experience first. Sessions usually involve listening, reflecting what comes up, and helping people find their own solutions. That practical focus is useful for people dealing with difficult memories, anxiety, or big adjustments in life.
Gayle also supports people managing relationship shifts and household changes. That includes blended family issues, communication problems, divorce and separation, and fatherhood challenges. She helps people talk through loyalty conflicts and changing roles without taking sides.
In sessions she pays attention to attachment patterns, abandonment concerns and control issues. She also works with grief, body image and problems rooted in family of origin. The work is paced to the individual's needs, with straightforward conversation and gentle challenge when useful.
Her practice uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, users complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Sessions are conducted in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
How client‑centred work transfers to online sessions
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting the person's experience. It helps people feel heard, clarify what matters and make decisions about next steps. This approach is often helpful for anxiety, grief, stress and making sense of relationship changes including blended household concerns. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Gayle will discuss what feels most useful and adjust the way she works based on your needs and goals. That means deciding together how direct or exploratory sessions should be, and checking in about progress as you go. Confirm the session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a week - shorter check-ins, appointments at times that suit a parent, or not needing to travel. Some people prefer audio-only for less demand on attention, while others find video better for face-to-face conversation. These practical choices are discussed and agreed with the counsellor to fit everyday life without assuming a particular format.Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she focus on?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem and coping with life changes, plus related family and relationship issues.
How would she approach my situation?
She uses a client-centred style, listening and reflecting back to help people make sense of their experience and find their own responses.
How much experience does she have?
Gayle has three years of counselling experience practising in the United Kingdom.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is BACP registered and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment work?
Sessions use a subscription model that varies with location and can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.