- Years in practice
- 4
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Self esteem
- Focus
- Depression
About Derri
Derri Canning is a compassionate counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She works with people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression or major life changes. She aims to create a respectful and sensitive space where clients can start to feel steadier and clearer about next steps.
Derri adapts sessions to each person's needs and focuses on practical steps people can use between meetings. She supports work on motivation, confidence and coping skills, and helps people who are dealing with grief, compassion fatigue, addictions, or parenting concerns.
Background and approach
Her approach is straightforward and goal-oriented while remaining warm and patient. With four years of professional experience, Derri draws on a range of evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide conversations and choices in therapy. She uses what fits the person rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.
That means talks can include short-term strategies and longer-term exploration depending on what the person wants. Derri holds BACP accreditation, which reflects her standing with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She offers sessions in English and can work with people in different countries.
Whether someone needs support for relationship or intimacy-related issues, parental stress, mood concerns or compulsive behaviours, she helps clients set clear, realistic goals. Taking the first step often feels hard. Derri focuses on small, manageable actions and straight talking so people can start to notice change and rebuild momentum.
What Derri works with
Everything Derri lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Derri helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Practical approaches and online support for parents
Derri uses straightforward, evidence-based approaches that focus on what helps in daily life. One approach she commonly draws on teaches practical coping skills for anxiety and low mood, such as breathing techniques, activity scheduling and simple thought checks to break unhelpful patterns. These tools are useful for people managing stress, sleep or motivation problems.She also uses problem-solving and goal-focused work to help with parenting pressure, relationship concerns and day-to-day functioning. This involves breaking larger worries into smaller steps, trying things between sessions and reviewing what works. For compulsive behaviours or process addictions she helps people identify triggers and build alternative routines.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Derri will talk through options and co-create a plan based on a person's goals, needs and preferences. This collaborative stance means techniques can be adjusted over time until they fit.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different circumstances. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations, phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth is limited, and messaging can be used for shorter check-ins or ongoing support. These formats make it easier to schedule sessions around family life and work commitments.
Questions people ask about Derri
What concerns does Derri help with?
Derri supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and major life changes. She also works with issues such as parenting strain, grief, addictions, intimacy-related concerns, eating and sleeping problems, and trauma-related worries.
What is her style in therapy?
Sessions are practical and person-centred with a focus on clear goals and steps. Conversations balance short-term coping techniques with deeper work as needed.
How much experience does she have?
She has four years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and behavioural concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
Derri holds BACP accreditation with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international work are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts clients from other countries.
What session formats are available?
People can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging according to their preference.
How does payment and cost work?
Fees vary with location and therapist arrangements; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start therapy with Derri?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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