Louise Banks, BACP

Louise Banks is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem and depression. She also supports people coping with life changes and difficulties such as sleep problems. She writes plainly and aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable for worried clients and family members.

With 17 years of experience and a BACP registration, Louise draws on two core ways of working. She uses client-centred therapy to build a trusting conversation and offers practical, structured tools from cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) when helpful. Sessions focus on day-to-day problems and on small changes that make a difference over time.

In a typical session she listens to what matters most, helps people set realistic goals, and works through strategies they can try between meetings. She pays attention to how stress and poor sleep affect mood and coping, and she talks through ways to improve routines and reactions to difficult thoughts.

Louise can support people facing long-term health issues, caring responsibilities, bereavement, relationship changes and the emotional effects of chronic pain or serious illness. She aims to balance emotional support with practical steps so clients leave with something they can use right away.

Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. She asks about what has helped before, what is getting in the way now, and what small next step feels doable. That clarity helps people feel less overwhelmed and make steady progress.

How Louise uses client-centred and CBT approaches online

Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person without judgement. It helps people feel heard, sort out their priorities and decide what matters most for change.

Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours link together. It offers simple exercises and tools to try between sessions and can be useful for anxiety, low mood, sleep problems and managing stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what has helped before, and then decide together which methods to try. This collaborative process makes it easier to adapt methods to practical needs and personal style.

The biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm available formats before booking. Many people find online or remote sessions help fit therapy into busy days, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Discussing practical arrangements at the start helps sessions fit into everyday life and makes steady progress more achievable.