Christine Gooddy, BACP

Christine Gooddy is a counsellor with 13 years' experience supporting adults who have survived historic abuse and people facing depression and life changes. She trained in Person Centred counselling and uses that as the foundation of her work while adapting her style to each person she meets. Christine describes herself as calm and compassionate and draws on her own recovery experience when she talks through strategies with clients.

She focuses on trauma and the emotional difficulties that follow. Much of her practice has been with survivors, and she also helps people dealing with grief, relationship strain, anger, low self-esteem and career uncertainty. Additional areas include postpartum depression, compassion fatigue, and challenges linked to prejudice and discrimination.

Christine blends Client-Centred Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and trauma-informed ways of working. That mixture lets her focus on present-day thoughts and everyday habits while also attending to how past events affect feelings and behaviour. Sessions emphasise practical steps and small changes a person can try between meetings.

Her background includes group work with adult survivors alongside one-to-one counselling. She has undertaken trainings that explore mind and body responses to distress, which inform how she looks at symptoms such as anxiety, flashbacks or low mood. Christine aims to tailor approaches rather than use a single method for everyone.

Sessions are offered in English and are run from the United Kingdom. The therapist holds BACP registration and works with people to identify realistic goals, cope with change and build kinder self-talk. If a reader wishes to proceed, they can use the site process to start the match and schedule a first appointment.

Approaches that guide online work

Christine draws on Client-Centred Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy to shape online sessions. Client-Centred Therapy emphasises a respectful, listening approach where the person’s pace and priorities lead the work and it helps when people need a steady, non-judgemental space. Trauma-Focused Therapy looks directly at the effects of traumatic events and supports practical ways to reduce overwhelming reactions and improve daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with a person about their needs, goals and preferences and adapt methods as they go. That means approaches can be combined or shifted over time to focus more on thoughts and everyday habits or on processing past events, depending on what helps most.

Practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions around daily routines and reducing travel time so appointments can be easier to attend. Online sessions can suit quieter check-ins, workday breaks or people who prefer not to commute. Please confirm the specific session formats offered with the therapist before booking, as options are set by the practitioner and may vary.