Sunshine Goodfellow, BACP
Gentle, practical support for parenting and life stress
Book with Sunshine- Years in practice
- 13
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Sunshine
Sunshine Goodfellow is a counsellor who focuses on helping people facing parenting stress and other life pressures. She uses straightforward, compassionate conversation to help clients clarify what matters and find practical steps forward. Sunshine speaks in plain terms and aims to make therapy feel manageable for a busy parent or carer.
She draws on 13 years of professional experience and holds BACP registration, which she follows in her practice. Sunshine combines a client-centred way of working with approaches that look at relationships and thinking patterns.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to be collaborative, respectful and paced to each person’s needs. In practice she helps people talk through anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, grief, addictions and issues with sleep or eating. She also supports those dealing with trauma and abuse, anger, low self-esteem, bipolar mood challenges and coping with big life changes.
Parenting concerns and attachment issues are part of her regular work. Sunshine integrates attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. She uses cognitive-behavioural techniques to notice unhelpful thoughts and try practical experiments.
Jungian and existential ideas are woven in when exploring meaning, identity and deeper personal themes. Her style is warm, down-to-earth and curious. Clients can expect clear aims for sessions, simple practices to try between meetings, and space to speak openly without judgement.
She works with people remotely across the United Kingdom and with international clients.
What Sunshine works with
Everything Sunshine lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Sunshine helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Addictions
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- 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
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- 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
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sunshine lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic 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.
Therapeutic approaches and how they translate online
Sunshine commonly draws on attachment-based work to look at how early relationship patterns influence current interactions and parenting responses. That approach helps people notice recurring dynamics and try new ways of relating that feel more helpful.She also uses client-centred methods which prioritise listening and the client’s own goals; this creates space for people to make sense of their situation at their own pace. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is another practical strand she offers, focusing on how thoughts, feelings and actions connect and on testing small behavioural changes to reduce distress.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Sunshine will work with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can change as work progresses.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for a fuller conversational experience, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can suit short check-ins and texting supports brief reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to arrange therapy around family life, work and other commitments, helping people stay consistent with sessions and practical exercises.
Questions people ask about Sunshine
What concerns does Sunshine commonly help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties as well as trauma, grief, eating and addiction issues. Parenting worries, sleep problems, anger and self-esteem are also within her remit.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth, blending client-centred listening with clear, practical steps. Sessions aim to set achievable goals and try interventions that fit everyday life.
How much experience does she have?
She has 13 years of professional experience working across a range of mental health and relational concerns. That background includes community roles such as school governor and youth leader.
What professional registration does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Yes. She accepts international clients and offers sessions for people living outside the United Kingdom.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin work with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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