Ian Wilson
Calm, practical therapy for worry and grief
About Ian
Ian Wilson offers calm, direct support for people feeling overwhelmed by worry, grief or change. He helps people facing stress, anxiety, panic attacks, obsessive thoughts, low mood and anger. Ian keeps sessions straightforward and practical so parents can read and decide quickly if he feels like a fit.
Ian uses simple, evidence-informed approaches to ease symptoms and rebuild daily routines. He blends client-centred listening with cognitive behavioural techniques and trauma-focused work.
Background and approach
That means sessions include time to be heard, and time to try new ways of thinking and acting that make life easier. He has six years' experience and holds BACP and NCPS credentials. Over recent years he has specialised in grief and bereavement and has delivered brief CBT-style work within the NHS.
Ian's background gives him experience with panic disorder, obsessions and compulsions, and both type 1 and type 2 trauma. In practice he focuses on clear goals and simple tasks to practise between sessions. Conversations tend to cover patterns of thinking, practical coping steps and small experiments to test new behaviours.
The aim is steady change rather than quick fixes. Sessions are offered in English and are available through video calls, phone, live chat or text messaging. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the platform's booking options.
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Listed by Ian among the ways they work.
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Sessions & fees
How Ian’s approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding your experience. The therapist follows your lead, offers empathic reflection and helps you feel heard so you can explore what matters most. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, helps you spot unhelpful thinking patterns and practise new behaviours that reduce symptoms like panic, anxiety and obsessive thinking. Trauma-Focused Therapy looks at how past events affect current reactions and offers ways to process and reduce their impact on daily life.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Ian will discuss what you want to change and what feels manageable. Together you will try methods that fit your goals, adjusting pace and tools as needed to find what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give practical flexibility. Video lets you use visual cues and fuller conversation, phone works well for a shorter check-in or when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows quick exchanges during a break and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare and daily life while keeping the same therapeutic aims as face-to-face work.
| 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
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Also listed
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Registered with
- BACP, NCPS
- Languages
- English
