Fabian Wood
Practical, affirming support for anxiety and addiction
About Fabian
Fabian Wood helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, low mood, relationship strain and addiction. He works with issues around sexuality and gender, smoking or vaping cessation, and social anxiety. Fabian aims to create a straightforward space where clients can begin to make sense of difficult feelings.
Fabian has three years of professional experience and holds an MA in Counselling and Psychotherapy plus a BSc in Psychology. He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Background and approach
His background includes roles as an addiction counsellor for charities and for the NHS. Fabian sees therapy as a collaborative process. He uses the person-centred approach he trained in to help people reflect on their experience and feel heard.
He also draws on practical techniques from cognitive behavioural methods and dialectical behaviour approaches when clients want hands-on coping tools. A particular focus of his work is addiction and recovery. Fabian has supported people at different stages of change, from ongoing use to early recovery and longer-term maintenance.
He also offers affirmative, non-judgemental support for people exploring gender identity and sexual orientation. Fabian is aware that many men find it hard to name emotions. Much of his practice aims to help develop emotional literacy so feelings can be understood and worked with.
Sessions are offered in English and take place online using a variety of formats.
What Fabian works with
Sessions & fees
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Fabian works from a person-centred base that focuses on listening and helping people understand their feelings. This approach is about giving space and reflecting what you say so you can see patterns and make choices about change.He also uses cognitive behavioural methods that teach practical strategies for managing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, which can be useful for anxiety, depression and addictive behaviours. In addition, he draws on dialectical behaviour techniques to teach emotion regulation and coping skills for intense feelings and relationship strain.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Fabian will talk with you about your goals and preferences and try different techniques to see what fits best. He adapts methods over time as needs change rather than sticking to one fixed plan.
Online therapy offers flexibility and makes it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. Video calls provide a face-to-face feel, phone sessions use less bandwidth, live chat can be a quicker check-in, and text-based messaging lets you write when it suits you. Many registered or accredited professionals use these formats to make therapy more accessible and to match the style of support a client prefers.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
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| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Men's issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
