- Attachment approaches
- CBT techniques
- Narrative work
About Wendy
Wendy Mayfield is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with 20 years of experience. She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, anger, grief, intimacy issues, eating concerns, parenting strain, low self-esteem, ADHD and related challenges.
Wendy takes a straightforward, conversational approach in sessions. She listens for patterns in relationships and behaviour, and helps clients notice how past attachments affect present choices. Conversations focus on practical steps people can try between sessions as well as understanding the feelings behind their decisions.
Her work draws on attachment-based ideas, client-centred listening and cognitive behavioural techniques. She also uses motivational interviewing and narrative methods to help people shift unhelpful thoughts and retell difficult experiences in less self-critical ways. Sessions aim to build clarity about what someone wants to change and how to get there.
Clients commonly bring worries about blended family arrangements, co-parenting tensions, loyalty conflicts and merging routines. Wendy also supports people coping with bereavement, abandonment, caregiving stress, body image and dissociation among other concerns. Her focus is on steady, practical progress rather than quick fixes.
She offers counselling both online and in person. Before the first session she asks people to complete a short questionnaire to help match goals and plan the first appointment. Fees vary with location and use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Attachment-based work looks at early relationship patterns and how they shape trust, closeness and reactions in current relationships. This approach can help with loyalty conflicts, attachment issues and family dynamics. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so people can find their own answers; it supports building self-understanding and confidence. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and try small, practical changes to mood and behaviour, which can suit anxiety, low mood and parenting stress.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Wendy will work collaboratively with clients to decide which combination fits best for their goals and circumstances. That plan can change as progress is made and new priorities emerge.
The biography confirms she offers counselling online and face to face, but it does not list specific online formats here. Please check the current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments around work or family routines, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when things are busy. Registered or accredited professionals can use these sessions to continue ongoing work or to start exploring practical steps for blended household challenges.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, intimacy problems, eating concerns, parenting strain and ADHD among other areas.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is conversational and practical, combining attachment-based listening, client-centred approaches and cognitive behavioural techniques to explore feelings and try small changes.
How long has she worked as a counsellor?
She has 20 years of experience supporting people with a wide range of emotional and relationship difficulties.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be held in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she offer international sessions?
She accepts international clients.
How are sessions organised and what formats are available?
The biography states she offers counselling online and face to face; please confirm current session options when you arrange a booking.
How are fees and the first session handled?
Fees vary with location and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, use 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.