Gillian Overton

Gillian Overton is a counsellor with three years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She holds an NCPS credential and works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief and anger. Gillian invites clients to take the first step towards change and offers steady support during that journey.

Gillian aims to make sessions feel calm and non-judgemental. She listens closely and helps people talk through difficult feelings and situations. Her background includes time in the diplomatic service, finance and special education, and she draws on that life experience in her work with clients.

In sessions she focuses on building a trusting relationship. That relationship is used to explore what matters to the person and to try new ways of coping. She uses everyday language and practical ideas rather than technical terms, so conversations stay clear and simple.

Gillian works with a range of concerns beyond mood and stress. These include relationship and family challenges, parenting strain, sleep problems, compassion fatigue, and trauma-related difficulties. She also supports issues connected to attachment, dissociation, isolation, and midlife transitions.

Her approach combines several therapy styles to match each person's needs. She helps people clarify values, notice unhelpful patterns, and build small, workable changes into daily life. The emphasis is on collaboration, steady pace, and helping people feel more able to cope.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Gillian draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy in her work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed, and then make choices that match their values. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns from close relationships and helps people develop safer, more reliable ways of connecting. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening deeply and treating the person with respect, so they can find their own solutions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Gillian will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then suggest ways to proceed. That shared planning helps make sure sessions feel relevant and manageable rather than prescriptive.

If you are considering online therapy, check the current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find it simpler to attend from wherever they are at the scheduled time, and sessions can be shaped to suit practical needs and daily routines.