- Years in practice
- 8
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Gemma
Gemma Pattison is a UK-based counsellor with eight years of experience supporting people through difficult times. She holds BACP accreditation and has worked with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression and relationship problems. Gemma writes simply and kindly, and she encourages people to take the first step even when it feels daunting.
Her style is person-centred, which means she starts by listening and following each person's pace.
Background and approach
She believes clients know their own story and helps them use their strengths to make change. Gemma adapts her approach by drawing on other methods when useful, for example practical tools from cognitive work or mindfulness exercises. She has worked with issues such as trauma and bereavement, parenting pressures, family conflict and problems with sleep or eating.
Gemma also supports people facing identity and intimacy concerns, addictions, career stress and the emotional challenges of caregiving. Sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat or messaging, and she responds actively to messages between sessions. Gemma aims to make sessions straightforward and down to earth so parents can fit therapy into busy schedules.
People who prefer a calm, respectful listener and clear, practical steps often find her approach helpful. She works collaboratively to set goals and to try small, manageable changes that make daily life easier.
What Gemma works with
Everything Gemma lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Gemma helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- 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
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Gemma lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Gemma’s approaches work online
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people notice repeated ways of relating and try new, gentler responses in relationships and parenting. Client-Centred Therapy is about being heard without judgement; sessions give time to talk while the counsellor follows the client's lead and reflects what matters most.Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Gemma works collaboratively, discussing goals and preferences and adjusting methods as needed. She will suggest techniques that fit your situation and test small changes together so you know what helps.
Online sessions by video, phone, chat or messaging make it easier to fit counselling around family life and work. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions use less bandwidth, live chat can suit quick check-ins, and messaging supports brief updates or ongoing contact between sessions. These options give flexibility for parents juggling busy days and different routines.
Questions people ask about Gemma
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Gemma supports people with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns, plus parenting pressures, grief, trauma and a broad range of emotional and behavioural issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her work is mainly person-centred, focusing on listening and following the client's pace, with practical techniques from cognitive and mindfulness approaches when needed.
How long has she been practising?
She has eight years of professional experience working in counselling roles across a range of presenting issues.
Where is she based and what credentials does she hold?
Gemma is based in the United Kingdom and holds BACP accreditation.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to her availability.
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