Robert Winstanley, BACP

Robert Winstanley is a BACP counsellor with nine years' experience supporting people through difficult times. He focuses on helping individuals manage stress, anxiety, relationship troubles, grief and career pressures. He also works with a wide range of other concerns, including addiction, sleep and eating issues, ADHD, and coping with long-term health challenges.

His style is warm and down-to-earth. He starts by listening and building trust, then helps clients set practical goals. Sessions combine a person-centred emphasis on understanding feelings with Egan’s Skilled Helper Model to find clear next steps. That mix aims to balance emotional support with workable plans.

Robert has worked across the NHS and employee assistance programmes in England and Ireland. That experience includes supporting people after traumatic events through Critical Incident Stress Management debriefs. He has worked with clients from varied cultural and neurodiverse backgrounds and visits workplaces around the UK to deliver debriefing support.

In sessions he focuses on small, manageable changes. Practical techniques might include boundary-setting, clearer communication, and routines for sleep or self-care. He encourages clients to try steps between sessions and to reflect on what helps them most.

People who may get most from his approach are those who want both emotional understanding and practical solutions. He takes time to shape work around each person’s situation and pressures. To begin, readers are invited to follow the site’s Start Therapy steps and choose a time that fits with their life.

How these approaches work online and in practice

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on being heard and understood. The counsellor gives space for people to describe how they feel and what matters to them, which can help with anxiety, low mood and self-esteem.

Solution-Focused Therapy looks for small changes that make a practical difference. Sessions concentrate on what people want to achieve and on clear steps they can try between appointments to move toward those goals.

Trauma-Focused Therapy provides ways to address the impact of traumatic events. It aims to reduce distressing symptoms and help people regain routine and confidence after difficult experiences.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through preferences, goals and practical needs and then suggest methods to try. That decision is collaborative and can change as therapy progresses.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives. It can reduce travel, allow quicker check-ins during a workday, and make it simpler to continue sessions when someone is away from their usual area. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, check the session options before booking to confirm which formats are offered. Registered or accredited professionals, including therapists who use these approaches, can help tailor sessions to what fits each person's daily routine and needs.