Geraldine Costello
Supportive counsellor for stress and grief
About Geraldine
Geraldine Costello works with people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low self-esteem or major life changes. She supports those coping with grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, and people managing ADHD or issues tied to pregnancy and childbirth. Geraldine brings a calm, empathetic presence and a straightforward style to sessions.
She uses a person-centred approach to help people talk through what matters to them. That means listening closely and responding without judgement so clients feel able to say what is on their mind.
Background and approach
Geraldine also draws on cognitive behavioural therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions link together, and motivational interviewing to help with motivation and change. Geraldine has worked in counselling roles for ten years. During that time she has supported people with addiction-related concerns, bereavement and post-abortion issues, and pregnancy-related losses.
She emphasises practical steps as well as emotional support, helping people move through stages of change at their own pace. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, abbreviated BACP, and follows their code of ethics. That means she keeps up professional development and works within recognised professional standards.
Sessions are offered in English and Geraldine can work with clients across the United Kingdom and internationally. People usually begin by describing their immediate concern and deciding together what to focus on in coming sessions.
What Geraldine works with
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Sessions & fees
Approaches and online therapy choices
Geraldine uses a person-centred approach that puts the client's experience at the heart of sessions. She listens closely, reflects what she hears and helps people feel understood before moving on to practical steps. Cognitive behavioural therapy is used to identify unhelpful thought and behaviour patterns and to try small experiments that can change how someone feels. Motivational interviewing supports people who want to make changes but feel stuck, by exploring ambivalence and building internal motivation.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Geraldine will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and together they will choose which methods to use. That collaborative decision making means the plan can change as progress is made and new needs appear.
Online therapy offers flexibility that many people find helpful. Video calls let you work face to face when you want deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be better when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit brief updates, written reflections or people who prefer not to use audio or video. These options make it easier to fit counselling around work, family and other commitments.
| 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
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Narcissism
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
