Wendy Mayfield, BACP

Wendy Mayfield is a counsellor who helps people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, parenting pressures or relationship strain. She works with those facing trauma, grief, anger or difficulties with intimacy and self-esteem. Wendy also supports people managing life changes and challenges linked to ADHD and body image concerns.

Wendy uses straightforward, empathetic conversation to help clients make sense of what they are experiencing. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships affect present feelings. She also uses client‑centred listening and cognitive behavioural techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts and build practical habits.

Sessions focus on building confidence and resilience through clearer self-understanding. Wendy encourages mindfulness and emotional awareness alongside practical steps people can use day to day. She aims to keep therapy respectful and non-judgemental so people can speak openly about difficult issues.

With twenty years’ experience and BACP registration, Wendy blends different approaches to match each person’s needs. She offers both online and face-to-face sessions and will work with clients to set manageable goals. Her emphasis is on steady, realistic change rather than quick fixes.

People who want a calm, reflective space to talk through family dynamics, trauma, or worries about parenting often find this style helpful. Wendy helps clients take small steps that fit into everyday life and build longer term understanding and coping skills.

How Wendy’s approaches translate online

Wendy uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current reactions and close relationships. This approach helps people who notice repeated patterns in how they connect, feel let down or struggle with trust. Client-centred work means she listens deeply and follows each person’s pace, helping them feel heard and understood while they make sense of difficult feelings.

She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to spot thoughts and habits that keep problems going, and to build practical ways to test and change those patterns. Those techniques are useful for anxiety, low mood and managing everyday reactions. Choosing the right mix of approaches is part of the work, and Wendy will collaborate with the client to decide what feels most helpful based on needs and goals.

If you are considering online therapy, check the session formats available before booking since the profile lists both online and face-to-face work. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins or avoid travel time, and suit quieter or lower‑effort interactions like a phone call if video is difficult. Wendy will discuss practical arrangements and together you can decide how to structure sessions so they fit into daily life.