David Cuff, BACP

David Cuff is a humanistic psychotherapeutic counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain and life transitions. He works with concerns such as self-esteem, addiction, sleep and eating difficulties, ADHD, bipolar and depression. David also supports people with ageing and geriatric issues and a wide range of attachment, identity and caregiver challenges. He is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and holds the BACP professional qualification at post-graduate level in Humanistic Psychotherapeutic Counselling from the University of Brighton.

David takes a person-centred, non-judgemental approach. Sessions follow the client’s lead and focus on what is happening in the moment. He describes his style as relational and experiential, noticing felt senses and how the body remembers past events. This way of working aims to help people make sense of what they have been through and draw on internal resources.

He holds additional professional certificiation in online and telephony-based counselling, Working At Relational Depth, and Child Protection in Education. David sees neurodiversity as a difference rather than a disorder and offers LGBTQI+ affirmative support. His practice pays attention to how childhood experiences shape present responses and relationships.

In sessions he helps people talk through unfinished business, build coping strategies and find more satisfying ways of being. The pace is gentle and exploratory, with curiosity about feelings, bodily experience and relational patterns. He aims to support forward movement rather than impose solutions.

People who want to start are invited to use the directory booking flow to match with him and schedule sessions according to availability. If you need to check practical arrangements, confirm current session options before booking.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

David uses Client-Centred Therapy, which focuses on listening, empathy and following the client’s concerns to help them find their own solutions. This approach suits people needing a compassionate space to talk through life changes and emotional struggles.

He also draws on Somatic Therapy ideas that attend to bodily sensations and how the body holds past experience. This can help when stress, trauma or grief show up as physical tension or disrupted sleep and eating patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. David will discuss options with each person and decide together what fits best based on needs, goals and preferences. The choice may evolve as sessions continue and new themes emerge.

The biography records certification in online and telephony-based counselling, so check the booking flow to confirm which session formats he currently offers. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy routine, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Phone sessions can suit people who prefer not to be on camera or who have limited internet bandwidth. Confirm practical arrangements before you book to ensure the sessions fit your day-to-day life.