- Attachment approaches
- Client-centred work
- CBT techniques
About Sunshine
Sunshine Goodfellow is a BACP-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with 13 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, mood concerns such as depression and bipolar, and life changes including parenting and blended family issues.
She uses practical talking and reflective work rather than technical jargon. Sessions focus on clear, everyday steps to ease intense emotions and improve communication. People come to her for help with sleeping, eating or addictions, problems with intimacy and self-esteem, and coping after loss or separation.
Her background includes study at Anglia Ruskin University and postgraduate work in Art and Play Therapy at the University of Cambridge. Sunshine has also worked in community roles such as school governor and youth leader, which inform her perspective on family and caregiving stress.
She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape present patterns. Client-centred practice guides session pace and tone, letting the client’s priorities lead the work. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used when practical changes to thinking and behaviour will help with daily functioning.
Sunshine describes her role as accompanying each person as they test new ways of relating and behaving. She aims to be straightforward about options and to work collaboratively on realistic steps. If someone is thinking about joining, she asks them to consider what they most want to change or understand before a first session.
Therapeutic approaches used and online delivery
Sunshine often uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationship patterns affect current behaviour and closeness. This approach can help when trust, loyalty or repeating relationship struggles are a concern.She also works in a client-centred way, meaning sessions move at the client’s pace and priorities. Cognitive behavioural therapy is used when helpful to identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical behaviour changes, for example with anxiety, sleep or mood management.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Sunshine treats choosing methods as collaborative. She will discuss what feels most useful based on the client’s needs, goals and preferences and adjust as progress is made.
The biography does not list the exact online session formats offered, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals can use these possibilities to help sessions fit everyday life without promising a particular format.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
13+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, mood disorders such as depression and bipolar, addictions, grief, parenting and blended family issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
Sessions are mainly client-centred and practical. She uses attachment ideas and CBT techniques to explore patterns and try small behaviour changes.
How long has she practised?
She has 13 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and works from the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
International clients are accepted and sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats are used?
Session formats were not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a 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.