Louise Brannan
Practical, compassionate counselling for life changes
About Louise
Louise Brannan is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She brings five years of experience helping people find clearer ways to manage stress, anxiety, depression and major life changes. Louise uses straightforward conversation, practical exercises and small tools to support progress.
Her sessions are calm and focused. She listens for what matters most and then works with each person to set realistic steps. People come for help with relationships, self-esteem, sleep problems, anger, addiction and grief among other concerns.
Background and approach
Louise also supports those facing workplace strain, caregiver stress and chronic illness challenges. Louise adapts the pace to each person. Some people want short practical strategies they can try between sessions.
Others prefer to look more deeply at patterns and emotions. The counsellor explains options plainly and tailors the plan to suit individual goals. She places emphasis on collaborative work.
Conversations include exploring thoughts and feelings, trying exercises in session, and suggesting simple activities to practise. Progress is checked regularly so approach and goals can shift as needed. Sessions are offered in English and can be arranged for clients in the United Kingdom or internationally.
Louise aims to create a respectful, sensitive and compassionate space for people taking the first steps towards change.
What Louise works with
Sessions & fees
Evidence-based approaches and online access
Louise uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that combine talking with practical exercises. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying new ways of thinking and behaving to ease anxiety and low mood. This helps people learn small, workable changes that can reduce stress and improve daily functioning.Another approach involves exploring emotions and life patterns to understand how past experiences shape current reactions. This method can be useful for issues such as trauma, grief, relationship difficulties and problems with self-esteem. It aims to help people gain clearer perspective and greater control over their responses.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss options and decide collaboratively which techniques to try first, based on your goals and preferences. Plans are adjusted as progress is reviewed so that sessions remain focused and helpful.
Online therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works well for shorter check-ins, and messaging lets people write between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving and travel commitments while maintaining regular contact with a registered or accredited professional.
| 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
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 5 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
