- Client-focused
- CBT techniques
- 17 years experience
About Louise
Louise Banks is a counsellor who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem and depression. She also supports those coping with life changes and sleep difficulties. Louise works from a belief that clients know their story best and that they already have strengths to draw on.
She combines listening with practical guidance to help people make small changes that add up. Louise uses Client-Centred Therapy to build a respectful, non-judgemental space. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, offering simple techniques to recognise and shift unhelpful thinking patterns.
Over 17 years she has helped people facing a wide range of challenges. These include abandonment, caregiving stress, chronic illness and pain, cancer, divorce and separation, feelings of emptiness, and issues around ageing and end of life. Codependency and communication problems are included among her focus areas as well.
Louise works in the United Kingdom and holds BACP, which indicates registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She offers sessions in English and is open to working with international clients. Her approach is calm and straightforward, aimed at making therapy useful for everyday life.
To begin she encourages a gentle first step: selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a session according to therapist availability. She aims to match practical tools with steady listening to help people move forward.
How Louise uses talking therapies online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on offering a warm, non-judgemental space where the person is listened to and encouraged to find their own answers. This approach helps when someone needs acceptance, clarity about feelings, or to regain confidence in making choices.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions interact and teaches practical exercises to test and change unhelpful patterns. It can be helpful for anxiety, low mood, sleep problems and unhelpful cycles that keep returning.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Louise will discuss what you want and help decide which methods suit your goals and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can change as you progress.
Please confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel, allow shorter check-ins, or avoid needing to be on camera if that helps. Many people find it simpler to keep therapy consistent when it can be scheduled around everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
17+ years
Credentials
Listed on profile
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Louise help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include codependency, chronic illness, caregiving stress and communication problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Louise combines attentive listening with practical suggestions. Sessions aim to balance emotional support and techniques you can use between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 17 years of professional experience working with a broad range of emotional and life challenges.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She holds BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy registration, and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are accepted; confirm any details about time zones and scheduling when you book.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What should I do to start therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.