- Years in practice
- 5
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Ceri
Ceri Parry is a psychotherapist and registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She draws on five years of clinical practice and prior nursing experience to help people face stress, anxiety, addiction and parenting challenges. Her approach is practical and down-to-earth, aimed at making therapy feel manageable for busy people.
She uses a mix of attachment-based work and client-centred listening to build understanding of past patterns and current struggles.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Emotionally-Focused ideas are used to spot unhelpful thinking and try new ways of relating. Sessions often include goal-setting, motivational interviewing and short-term strategies for coping between meetings. Before moving into full-time counselling, Ceri worked as a nurse for more than 15 years in acute hospitals, community care and adult mental health services.
That background shapes her interest in long-term health issues, chronic pain and the emotional impact of illness. She has also run group work in addiction services and managed clinical caseloads. Her MSc research covered attachment, individual differences and childhood trauma, and her earlier BSc work looked at pain management and CBT.
Ceri blends research-informed ideas with straightforward, practical steps. Many clients bring concerns about relationships, self-esteem, work stress, binge eating, burnout or the strain of parenting. Sessions are offered online in English and can be arranged with flexible formats to suit different needs.
Ceri aims for a calm, non-judgemental space and will work at a pace that suits each person.
What Ceri works with
Everything Ceri lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Ceri helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Ceri lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. In online sessions this can mean recognising how you connect, respond to closeness and manage conflict, then practising new ways of relating in day-to-day life.Client-centred therapy focuses on being heard and understood. The therapist listens without judgement and helps you find your own solutions, which can be especially helpful when deciding on parenting approaches or handling work stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will discuss your goals, preferences and what feels helpful, then choose techniques together. This collaborative planning means methods can be adjusted as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and face-to-face interaction. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text work well for brief support, notes between sessions or people who prefer written reflection. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, childcare and health needs.
Questions people ask about Ceri
What concerns does this therapist help with?
Typical areas include stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, self-esteem, relationship and parenting challenges. Other focuses include chronic illness, body image and work-related stress.
What is the therapist's style in sessions?
The approach combines attachment-based and client-centred listening with CBT techniques and emotionally-focused ideas. Sessions are practical, with goal-setting and techniques to try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
She has five years of psychotherapy experience and over 15 years of prior nursing work in acute hospitals, community care and adult mental health settings. That background informs work with chronic health and addiction issues.
Where is the therapist based and what credential do they hold?
The therapist practises from the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Which languages are supported and can international clients take part?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted for online work.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start therapy with this practitioner?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.
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