Louise Banks, BACP

Louise Banks is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem and depression. She also supports people coping with life changes and sleep problems. She approaches each person as the expert on their own story and looks for strengths to build on.

Louise uses a mix of practical talking and problem-focused work. She aims for clear, manageable steps rather than long lists of techniques. Sessions focus on what matters most now and on small changes that fit into everyday life.

She has 17 years of professional experience and holds BACP registration, which is shown as BACP. That background informs her calm, steady approach with people facing big life transitions and emotional strain.

Louise often combines client-centred listening with cognitive behavioural ideas to help identify unhelpful thoughts and try new patterns of behaviour. She will work at the pace a person needs and with attention to practical routines like sleep and daily habits.

Taking the first step can feel hard, and Louise aims to make that first contact straightforward. People who want to begin are invited to use the site process to match and schedule a session.

How Louise blends approaches for online work

Client-Centred Therapy places the person and their experience at the heart of sessions. The therapist listens without judging and helps people clarify what matters to them and what they want to change. This approach can help with grief, life transitions and feelings of emptiness.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses practical exercises and short experiments to test unhelpful thinking and try new ways of coping, which is useful for anxiety, low mood and sleep problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences and current needs, and together they decide what to try first. That collaborative process helps shape the sessions as things change.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, for example by reducing travel and allowing shorter check-ins around work or care routines. Please confirm which session formats are available before booking so you know what to expect. Registered or accredited professionals, including those listed with recognised bodies, often adapt these approaches to suit a person's daily life and routines.