Louise Shepherd, BACP
Louise Shepherd is a counsellor with seven years of experience working with stress, anxiety and burnout.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self Esteem
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About Louise
Louise Shepherd is a counsellor with seven years of experience working with stress, anxiety and burnout. She supports people who feel overwhelmed by life changes, relationship strain or the pressure to keep everything together. Louise works in English and practises from the United Kingdom as a BACP professional.
Her approach is straightforward and practical. She uses client-centred methods to build a trusting space where people can talk through what is hard for them.
Background and approach
She also draws on cognitive behavioural therapy to help spot unhelpful thoughts and try different ways of coping. Louise pays attention to how past patterns affect present difficulties. That perspective comes from psychodynamic work, which helps people understand recurring relationship and attachment issues.
Mindfulness techniques are offered to reduce stress and to bring greater calm into daily life. Sessions may include setting small, measurable goals and practising strategies between meetings. Motivational interviewing is used when someone wants change but feels unsure how to start.
The focus is on practical steps that fit each person’s life. She helps with a wide range of concerns including depression, parenting strain, trauma and abuse, anger, intimacy-related issues and career decisions. Additional focus areas include body image, communication and dealing with separation or infidelity.
Louise aims to make therapy accessible and relevant to everyday challenges.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 386785 | July 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Louise works with
Everything Louise lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Louise lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses straightforward exercises and practical tools to reduce anxiety and change unhelpful patterns, which can be done in between sessions.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices. These help reduce stress and bring more steady awareness to day-to-day moments, useful for managing burnout and rumination.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss your needs, goals and preferences and then try methods together to see what fits best. This collaborative process means techniques can be tailored and adjusted over time.
Online therapy offers flexibility for different schedules and needs. Video calls let you have a fuller face-to-face conversation, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier for quick check-ins, and live chat or text-based messaging support shorter reflections or regular contact between meetings. These options help make consistent therapy more manageable alongside work, parenting and daily life.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Louise works with stress, anxiety, depression and coping with life changes. She also supports people facing relationship strain, parenting pressure, trauma and abuse, and career concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and collaborative. She combines client-centred listening with techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy, mindfulness and psychodynamic thinking.
What is her professional background?
She has seven years of clinical experience working with a range of emotional and relationship difficulties. That experience shapes a balanced mix of talking and skill-building work.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practises from the United Kingdom and is listed with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Can I work with her in other languages or from other countries?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability. Sessions are billed through a cancellable subscription model.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. You can then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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