Gillian Overton
Supportive counsellor for stress and trauma recovery
About Gillian
Gillian Overton is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. She holds the NCPS credential and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma. Gillian aims to make the first steps toward change feel safer and more manageable for anyone seeking support.
She keeps sessions straightforward and down to earth. Gillian listens without judgement and encourages people to describe what they are feeling in their own words.
Background and approach
Conversations are used to identify small, practical steps that fit into daily life. Before training as a counsellor, Gillian lived and worked overseas for many years, including roles in the diplomatic service, the financial sector, and as a special education teacher. That varied background informs how she relates to different life situations and practical stresses.
Gillian draws on several approaches to tailor support to each person. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas to clarify values and move toward meaningful action. Attachment-based ideas help when past relationships shape present worries.
She also uses client-centred listening and elements of narrative therapy to help people make sense of their stories. Sessions are conversational and collaborative. Gillian aims to build trust, help people develop coping skills, and support changes that matter to them.
She works with adults on issues such as parenting strain, career transitions, relationship conflict, sleep problems, and compassion fatigue. International clients can be seen and sessions are offered in English. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and appointments are scheduled according to availability.
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How Gillian works
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Sessions & fees
How Gillian’s Approaches Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and focus on values-based action. It is useful for stress, anxiety and moving forward after life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect present worries and helps people build gentler ways of relating to themselves and others. Client-Centred Therapy centres the person’s own experience, with the counsellor offering attentive, non-judgemental listening to help someone find their own solutions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Gillian will discuss your goals and preferences, and together you can try approaches that feel like a good fit. The collaborative process means methods may be adapted over time to match what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit practical needs. Video helps keep visual contact for more nuanced conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or when a shorter check-in fits a busy day. Live chat and messaging offer flexible ways to reflect between sessions and keep a steady connection when schedules are tight. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into daily life with registered or accredited professionals and to keep momentum between appointments.
| 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
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Emptiness
- Grief
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- NCPS
- Languages
- English
