Louise Smith, BACP

Louise Smith is a counsellor who supports people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, anger and depression. She also helps with addictions, self-esteem, career concerns and the challenges of coping with life changes. Louise practices in the United Kingdom and meets people who want practical help to feel steadier and more able to manage day-to-day life.

She works in a straightforward, collaborative way that centres the person's own experience. Sessions focus on listening carefully, clarifying what matters most, and finding small, useful steps to try between meetings. Louise believes the client is the expert on their life and looks for strengths to build on.

Her style draws on Client-Centred Therapy, where the counsellor follows the client’s pace and priorities. Mindfulness Therapy is used to bring attention to present-moment experience and reduce reactivity. Solution-Focused Therapy helps to identify practical changes and short-term goals that feel achievable.

Louise holds a BACP accreditation, which stands for the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists, and has three years of professional experience. She aims to make sessions clear and manageable, without jargon, so people can focus on making difference in everyday routines.

If you are thinking about therapy, she asks you to consider what you most want to change. That helps shape the first few sessions and sets simple goals to work towards.

How Louise's approaches work online and in short-term work

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on being heard and understood. The counsellor follows the person's lead, reflecting back what matters and helping the person make sense of their feelings. This approach is useful for issues like relationship strain, grief and low self-esteem.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention practices to reduce reactivity and manage stress. It asks people to notice thoughts and bodily sensations with less judgement, which can help with anxiety, anger and coping with life changes.

Solution-Focused Therapy looks for small, practical shifts that move things forward. Sessions set short-term goals and try experiments between meetings to see what helps with everyday problems and career or intimacy concerns.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what has or hasn't helped before, then suggest a way forward together. That collaborative decision can be reviewed as progress is made.

Details about session formats and how online meetings are run should be confirmed before booking. Many people find online or remote sessions helpful because they can fit a meeting into a lunch break, reduce travel time or choose a shorter check-in when needed. Registered or accredited professionals often use a mix of tools to suit someone’s routine and goals; discuss practical arrangements with the therapist when you book.