Tracey Lynne Desjardins, NCPS
Calm, practical support for overwhelmed parents
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- 4
- Registration
- NCPS
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Tracey
Tracey Lynne Desjardins offers practical support for parents feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or stuck. She speaks plainly and helps people make sense of tough emotions. Her approach suits those who want to understand why patterns repeat in family life and learn ways to change them.
Tracey trained as a Therapeutic Counsellor in 2020 and holds the NCPS credential. She combines that counselling background with experience from roles in the criminal justice sector.
Background and approach
This work gave her direct exposure to relationship difficulties, addiction, and sexualised behaviours, which informs how she listens and responds now. In sessions she uses emotional work to trace where unhelpful thoughts and behaviours began. That often includes looking at early life experiences and the so-called inner child to see how rules learned in childhood still shape decisions today.
She uses gentle techniques to calm panic, reduce overwhelming thoughts, and build steadier routines for sleeping and eating. Tracey has volunteered with Cruse Bereavement Services and brings that experience to grief and loss conversations. She also supports people who identify as highly sensitive or empathic and those coping with trauma, domestic abuse, anxiety and depression.
Her style is collaborative and direct. Conversations focus on what is getting in the way of day-to-day parenting and what practical steps can help. Sessions aim to be short enough to fit around life while creating real space to work through painful feelings.
What Tracey works with
Everything Tracey lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Tracey helps people with.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Tracey lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- 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 Tracey’s approaches translate to online therapy
Tracey often uses Client-Centred Therapy, which focuses on listening, empathy and supporting the person to find their own solutions; this approach helps when someone needs a steady, accepting space to talk through parenting pressures or loss.She also draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy, which looks at how emotions shape relationships and behaviour; this can help with repairing closeness, managing conflict around parenting, and understanding attachment patterns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tracey will discuss different methods and decide together with each client which fits best for their needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative choice can change as therapy progresses depending on what helps most.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy family life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions are useful for shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quick reflections, journalling between sessions, or people who prefer writing to talking. These options help make regular contact more accessible and flexible for parents juggling many demands.
Questions people ask about Tracey
What concerns does Tracey help with?
She supports people with a broad range of issues including addictions, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and parenting challenges, along with relationship and intimacy-related difficulties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work blends client-centred listening with emotionally-focused and mindfulness techniques to explore feelings and practical change.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Tracey has four years of counselling experience and prior roles in the criminal justice sector that shaped her approach to relationship and addiction issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds NCPS and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats does she use?
Tracey offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions operate via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule according to therapist availability.
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