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Peter Bramhill

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Peter Bramhill, BACP

Based in United Kingdom ยท 8 years of experience

Counsellor for anxiety, depression and relationship issues

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At a glance

Registration
BACP, United Kingdom (408274)
Qualifications
BACP
Experience
8 years
Languages
English
Based in
United Kingdom

Details come from information Peter supplied to BetterHelp.

  • ACT and CBT
  • Attachment focus
  • One-to-one counselling

About Peter

BACP. 8 years' experience. Peter Bramhill works with stress, anxiety, depression and a wide range of personal and relational concerns using counselling approaches he lists as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. He practises in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English.

Peter uses straightforward conversation to look at feelings and behaviour. He asks about life history and what keeps problems going now. Sessions aim to identify patterns such as avoidance, low self-esteem or unhelpful thinking, and to try small, practical changes between meetings.

His approach draws on person-centred ideas and cognitive work to help people notice thoughts and try alternative ways of coping. Attachment-based ideas are used for questions about closeness and trust. Emotion-focused methods look at how emotions show up in relationships and daily life.

People come to him for issues including trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, parenting strain, eating and sleeping problems, anger, career stress, ADHD and intimacy-related difficulties. He also lists additional focal areas such as body image, chronic illness, caregiving stress, and commitment or communication problems.

Sessions are described as one-to-one counselling with a professional relationship that encourages reflection without judgement. Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To start, a short questionnaire is completed and a first session is scheduled through the online counselling options button.

Peter presents his work plainly and asks direct questions about the client's life story, current feelings and hopes for the future. That practical tone informs how he plans sessions and agreements about next steps.

Therapeutic approaches and remote counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting pushed around by them. It focuses on values and small, practical actions that reconnect someone with what matters. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers ways to test and change unhelpful thinking patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early and current relationships affect trust and closeness and is useful when relationship patterns cause distress.

Peter will work collaboratively to decide which approach or mix of approaches fits a client best. He discusses goals, preferences and what has or has not helped before, and then agrees a way of working together rather than prescribing a single method from the start.

The practical advantages of remote counselling include fitting sessions into a busy week and reducing travel time so meetings are easier to keep. The original biography does not specify exact session formats, so confirm currently offered formats before booking. Registered or accredited professionals offer a range of remote options that can suit quieter check-ins, shorter catch-ups when bandwidth is limited, or full sessions when longer time is available. Online work can make it easier to balance counselling with work, caregiving or other commitments.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHearing impairedHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

8+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What issues does he support?

He works with stress, anxiety, depression and a broad range of concerns including trauma, addictions, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting pressures and ADHD.

What is his therapeutic style?

He uses conversational, evidence-informed counselling drawing on client-centred, cognitive and emotion-focused ideas to identify patterns and try practical changes.

How much experience does he have?

He has eight years' experience working in therapeutic roles.

What credentials does he hold and where is he based?

He is listed with BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does he work with international clients?

He does not accept international clients at this time.

How are sessions charged?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin counselling with him?

Use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

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