Geoff Warriner, BACP

Geoff Warriner is a counsellor who works from a blend of humanistic and psychological approaches. He aims to create a warm, non-judgemental space where people can talk about what feels hard. Geoff writes in plain language, listens carefully and helps people make sense of their situation.

He helps with things such as stress, anxiety, depression and grief. He also supports people facing addictions, relationship difficulties and low self-esteem. Living with health challenges such as chronic pain, illness and caregiving strain are also listed among his focus areas.

Geoff uses a mix of methods depending on what each person needs. That can include looking at attachment patterns, using cognitive behavioural techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and exploring personal meaning with existential ideas. He aims to match approach to problem rather than use one fixed method.

He trained in counselling and holds a BACP membership, which is the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Geoff has worked in both frontline addiction services and in private practice over three years, gaining experience with a wide range of concerns.

Sessions focus on practical coping strategies and on making sense of deeper patterns from early life when useful. People are offered a tailored plan and collaborative discussion about goals and next steps before longer term work begins.

How Geoff’s approaches work in online therapy

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current reactions and connections with others; online sessions can help people notice patterns in relationships and try different ways of connecting. Client-centred counselling focuses on the person’s own goals and feelings, with the counsellor offering empathy and listening so people can find their own solutions. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying simple experiments or exercises to change them, which can be practised between sessions.

Finding the right approach is usually a shared process. Geoff will talk with the person about needs, goals and what feels most helpful. Together they decide whether to focus on practical skills, on relationship patterns or on making meaning in life, and plans are adjusted as work progresses.

The original profile does not list specific online formats, so please confirm the available session types when you book. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when that suits a schedule. It also makes access possible for people living with chronic pain, illness or caregiving responsibilities who find in-person attendance difficult. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and homework for remote sessions and help clients apply them in everyday life.