Edward Thomas
A person-centred counsellor for life transitions
About Edward
Edward Thomas is a counsellor who helps people with stress, anxiety, depression and self-esteem. He supports those facing relationship or family problems, grief, career stress and issues around intimacy and sleeping. Edward also works with LGBT clients and those feeling compassion fatigue or coping with life changes.
He uses a person-centred approach, believing people understand their own lives best. Sessions aim to give time and space to talk while the counsellor listens without judgement.
Background and approach
Practical suggestions or gentle challenges are offered when helpful to support change. Edward trained in therapeutic counselling and holds a CPCAB Diploma, a Foundation Degree in Counselling and an MA in Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice. He has worked in charities, organisations and independent practice since qualifying in 2018 and brings six years of direct experience.
He has taught and developed trainee counsellors and coordinates counselling services at a local mental health charity. That teaching role has shaped how he explains ideas and supports people who are learning new ways to manage feelings.
Online and telephone counselling feature in his practice, and he has undertaken extra training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, using CBT skills, mindfulness approaches and other methods. This helps him draw on different ways to help people cope, reflect and make changes that matter to them.
What Edward works with
How Edward works
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Sessions & fees
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice thoughts and feelings without getting ruled by them, then take steps that matter to them. It can help with anxiety, depression and coping with life changes. Client-Centred Therapy puts the person’s experience at the heart of the session; the counsellor listens attentively and reflects what is said so clients can make sense of their feelings and choices.Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. Edward will discuss your goals and preferences and try different ways of working to find what helps most. That may mean combining ACT ideas, person-centred listening and practical steps from other methods depending on your needs.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let you see and hear each other for fuller conversations, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can suit shorter check-ins and text messaging helps people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit counselling around work, study and caring duties while keeping continuity of care across locations.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
