Wendy Mayfield, BACP

Wendy Mayfield is a counsellor with 20 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship strain. She supports people dealing with parenting challenges, grief, eating concerns, ADHD and the practical and emotional impacts of ageing and geriatric issues. Her manner is warm and non-judgemental and she aims to help people feel understood and more able to cope.

Wendy uses a blend of approaches to match what each person needs. Conversations focus on building emotional awareness, noticing patterns in relationships, and developing simple, practical steps that fit everyday life. She encourages exploration of personal history and attachment to understand current difficulties.

Sessions are offered both online and in person, and she seeks to provide a calm, respectful setting for honest conversation. People can expect a collaborative process where goals are agreed together and reviewed over time. Mindfulness and insight are woven into practical strategies for coping and problem solving.

Wendy works in an ethical and caring way and aims to help people grow confidence and resilience. When issues like family conflict, caregiving strain or changes linked to ageing feel overwhelming, she helps clients break problems down and find manageable next steps. The aim is clearer self-understanding and steady, lasting change.

Her approach is grounded in long experience and a straightforward, compassionate style. Appointments are arranged to suit working lives and family commitments, with evening slots available on certain weekdays.

How Wendy uses therapeutic approaches online

Attachment-Based Therapy helps by looking at patterns in close relationships and how early connections shape current behaviour. It can be useful for people struggling with trust, intimacy or recurring relationship conflicts. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on creating a supportive space where the person leads the pace and agenda, helping people find their own answers and build confidence. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, often called CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions link together and teaches practical steps to change unhelpful patterns.

Working out which approach fits best is part of the early work. Wendy treats this as a joint process - she will talk with each person about goals, explain options, and try methods that feel right. Changes are reviewed together so the plan can be adjusted as needed.

The biography notes Wendy offers counselling online as well as face to face, so please confirm the exact session options when you book. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, avoid travel time and keep regular appointments during life transitions. They can also allow shorter check-ins or evening slots that suit working routines. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt these methods for remote work while keeping sessions focused on practical progress and emotional understanding.