- Years in practice
- 8
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Peter
Peter Bramhill is a counsellor who supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain and parenting concerns. He also helps with issues such as addiction, low self-esteem, trauma and sleep or eating difficulties. Peter works in a calm, non-judgemental way to help people talk through what matters most to them.
He holds BACP accreditation, which means he is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Peter bases sessions on a blend of approaches drawn from client-centred practice and cognitive behavioural ideas.
Background and approach
He listens first and then works with clients to notice thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going. He also draws on attachment ideas to understand relationship patterns and on acceptance and commitment practices to help people live with difficult feelings while moving toward valued goals. In sessions Peter uses plain conversation rather than jargon.
He offers a steady, accepting presence and practical ways to try between meetings. Typical work can include clarifying priorities, learning new ways to respond to strong feelings, and building routines that improve sleep and mood. He has eight years of experience working in therapeutic roles across the United Kingdom.
That background includes supporting people through bereavement, trauma, parenting stresses and long-term health challenges. His style aims to be warm, direct and collaborative. People who want a thoughtful listener and a plan-focused approach often find this helpful.
Peter encourages small, achievable steps so change feels manageable. Sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging.
What Peter works with
Everything Peter lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Peter helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- 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
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- 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
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- 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
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Peter lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- 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 Peter's approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without fighting them, and then commit to actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, parenting stress and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and communication, helping people understand recurring relationship reactions and build safer ways of relating. Client-Centred Therapy places the person's own experience at the heart of the work, offering an empathic, non-judgemental space to make sense of things and decide on next steps.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs and preferences. That conversation can happen in the first few meetings and be adjusted as progress is made.
Online formats make this flexibility practical. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a work break. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for shorter check-ins, journalling between sessions, or when writing helps someone reflect. These options help people access consistent therapy while balancing family, work and other commitments.
Questions people ask about Peter
What kinds of concerns does Peter help with?
He supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting worries and relationship strain, along with addictions, trauma and sleep or eating difficulties.
What is his general approach in sessions?
Sessions combine a client-centred attitude with practical techniques from cognitive behavioural and acceptance-based work. The focus is on listening, understanding patterns and trying manageable changes.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has eight years of experience working in therapeutic roles across the United Kingdom supporting a wide range of concerns.
What credentials and location are on file?
He is registered with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and practices from the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international arrangements are available?
Sessions are offered in English and he is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats does he use?
He works online using video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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