Cecile Terrelonge, BACP

Cecile Terrelonge is a counsellor with over 18 years' experience. She works from a person-centred approach, putting each person at the heart of the sessions and helping them find practical ways to feel better. Her practice supports people through stress, anxiety, relationship problems and a wide range of life challenges. Cecile holds BACP registration, which is shown here as BACP, and she works in the United Kingdom.

Cecile keeps language simple in sessions and focuses on what clients want to change in their daily life. She has run and managed a voluntary youth counselling service and has long experience supporting young people and adults. That background informs how she helps people build coping skills and clearer thinking around difficult moments. Her work with the LGBTQ+ community, including contributions to the Black Trans Foundation and a Gendered Intelligence training course, shapes a thoughtful approach to gender and identity concerns.

Sessions are usually 50 minutes and scheduled at the same day and time each week. Cecile can offer short-term and longer-term work and will agree changes to appointments when shift work affects a client’s rota. She aims to tailor therapy to each client’s unique circumstances and goals.

In the room she focuses on listening, reflecting and helping people notice patterns in their thoughts and habits. This includes supporting issues such as self-esteem, addiction, trauma and grief, and everyday struggles like sleep and eating. The emphasis is on practical steps clients can use between sessions.

People who contact her should expect a calm, non-judgemental space and a collaborative process that centres their priorities. To begin, clients follow the site’s intake steps and then arrange sessions that fit their lives.

How Cecile's approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. In practice this means looking together at how someone connects, withdraws or reacts in close relationships and trying small changes to those patterns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and name difficult emotions and then use that understanding to change how they relate to others or themselves. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to calm busy thoughts and improve everyday habits like sleep and eating.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Cecile will discuss options with the client, take into account their goals and preferences, and try methods that feel like a good fit. This is a collaborative process where the plan can be adjusted as therapy progresses.

If you are considering online sessions, check the current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow check-ins that suit different schedules. It can also make shorter telephone check-ins possible when a quick update is needed, or video sessions helpful when visual connection deepens the work. Confirm the available formats and schedule when you start the matching process so sessions fit your everyday life.