- Psychodynamic therapy
- Workplace pressure
- Blended family issues
About Steve
Steve Twinley is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with over 15 years of experience. He works with people managing stress, anxiety, family and parenting pressures, and career-related strain. He also lists blended family issues among his focus areas. Steve describes a down-to-earth style and aims to help people who are juggling work and home responsibilities.
He trained in psychology and completed a diploma in psychodynamic counselling. That approach helps him look at how past patterns influence current feelings and choices. He often combines that perspective with mentoring and coaching skills developed during a long career in recruitment and management.
Steve says he has helped people with addictions, relationship and communication problems, abandonment and attachment concerns, and long-term health issues such as chronic pain and cancer. He also notes experience supporting fatherhood questions, first responder stress, and issues related to autism and Asperger syndrome. He frames this work as practical conversations aimed at clearer thinking and better decisions.
Before counselling he worked for over 17 years in recruitment, including senior management roles. That background informs his understanding of workplace pressure and competing demands at home. He offers online counselling and mentoring to people across the UK, US and Europe, with sessions arranged around typical working hours.
To start, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. Steve says he uses psychodynamic methods alongside mentoring techniques to help people spot patterns and make changes they choose to pursue.
Psychodynamic counselling and online sessions
Psychodynamic counselling looks at patterns formed over time. It helps people see links between past experiences and current reactions, useful for stress, anxiety, attachment concerns and family tensions. The approach is conversational and reflective, aiming to clarify repeating habits and unhelpful cycles.Steve also brings mentoring and coaching skills from his business background. That adds a practical focus to sessions, helping people set short-term goals and try concrete changes between meetings. Together, the approaches can suit someone who wants both deeper understanding and actionable steps.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss needs, goals and preferences and agree a way of working that fits the person. This is a collaborative process rather than a fixed formula, so adjustments can be made as sessions progress.
The original biography says Steve provides online counselling and mentoring, but it does not list specific session formats. Confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work hours, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals often offer that flexibility to help therapy slot into everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does he work with?
He works with stress, anxiety, family and parenting issues, career and coaching matters, and related problems such as addiction, communication difficulties and blended family issues.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses psychodynamic counselling to look at how past patterns affect current behaviour, and combines this with mentoring and coaching to focus on practical next steps.
How much experience does he have?
He has over 15 years of experience in counselling, mentoring and coaching, plus more than 17 years working in recruitment and management.
What credential does he hold and where is he based?
He is a BACP member and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with him?
He has worked with people in the UK, US and Europe, but he does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a working relationship?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then 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.