Steve Twinley, BACP

Steve Twinley is a counsellor who uses psychodynamic approaches to help people who feel overwhelmed by work and home pressures. He is a BACP member and has over 15 years of experience supporting people with stress, anxiety and career worries. Steve writes plainly and aims to create a calm space where someone can talk through what is going on and start to make clear choices.

Steve draws on his long experience in the business world as well as counselling work. He spent more than 17 years in recruitment, including time as a managing director, so he understands the demands of pressurised jobs and shift patterns. That background informs how he helps people balance work responsibilities with family life.

In sessions he looks for patterns that keep problems repeating. Using psychodynamic ideas, he helps people connect current feelings with earlier experiences so they can make different decisions. He also offers mentoring and coaching-style conversations when practical steps are needed alongside reflection.

Steve has helped people with addiction, relationship and parenting strains, chronic illness and career transitions. He works with issues such as abandonment, attachment, blended family questions, and communication problems. His approach is down-to-earth and focused on what someone wants to change.

He provides online counselling to people in the United Kingdom and has previously worked with people in the US and Europe. Sessions are arranged around client needs, and he asks people to use the Start Therapy button to complete a short questionnaire and schedule according to his availability.

How psychodynamic work translates to online counselling

Psychodynamic counselling looks at repeated patterns of feeling and behaviour and how earlier experiences shape how someone reacts now. It typically involves talking through memories, relationships and recurring responses to help make sense of current difficulties and support clearer choices. This approach can be helpful for stress, anxiety, relationship strains and feeling stuck.

Steve pairs psychodynamic thinking with mentoring and coaching-style conversations when clients want practical steps alongside reflection. Together they will discuss goals and try different ways of working until the approach fits. Deciding what helps is collaborative and reviewed as therapy continues.

Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions around work and family life and reducing travel time, which can make regular meetings easier to keep. Online sessions can also allow shorter check-ins when that suits a busy day, or longer conversations when a deeper review is needed. Please confirm the available session formats before booking so you know how appointments are arranged.