Millie Ashton, BACP

Millie Ashton is a BACP counsellor working in the United Kingdom with 15 years of experience. Millie uses a person-centred approach and focuses on what each person brings to the session. They create a respectful, non-judgemental space and listen first before shaping the work together.

Millie often helps people dealing with stress and anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship concerns. They also support those facing trauma and abuse, gender dysphoria and LGBT issues, and people managing addiction or compassionate fatigue. Thoughts and everyday habits are part of the practical focus in sessions when relevant.

In session Millie blends a client-centred style with practical tools from cognitive behavioural approaches. This means sessions can include exploring thoughts and patterns, alongside open listening and reflection. Sessions are shaped around what the person brings that day and can shift as new concerns arise.

Millie draws on long experience including ten years caring for teenagers in foster care, which informs work with attachment, adoption and related family issues. They aim to treat everyone with sensitivity, dignity and without stigmatising labels.

Millie is direct about therapy being gradual work that needs honesty and reflection. They encourage people to keep checking whether the therapeutic fit feels right, and to consider a different counsellor if something else might help more. Their aim is to support steady, practical steps towards the changes a person wants.

How client-centred and CBT work in online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, acceptance and following what you bring to each session. The counsellor offers empathy and reflection so you can explore feelings and make clearer choices. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and everyday habits, and uses simple exercises to try different ways of thinking and acting to reduce unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Millie will collaborate with each person to decide whether a more listening-led approach, CBT tools, or a mix feels most helpful. Goals and preferences shape that decision, and the plan can change as progress is reviewed.

Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy life and avoiding travel time. Online work can make it easier to schedule during short breaks, manage energy levels, or keep sessions when distance or caring responsibilities make travel difficult. The original biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm the available options before booking. Registered or accredited professionals can tailor session length and focus to fit your needs and day-to-day routine.