Louise Taylor, NCPS

Louise Taylor NCPS helps people who are coping with relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem and big life changes. She explains things plainly and encourages practical steps that clients can use between sessions. Her approach is flexible and creative, so talking is only one of the options in therapy. She trained in counselling and holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Advanced Counselling and Psychotherapy Studies. Louise also has two master's degrees in psychology and a Level 5 Professional Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling Practice. The NCPS credential is listed as NCPS. Louise brings a varied background to her counselling work. Before qualifying she worked in theatre, dance and drama education, taught in a college for adults with learning disabilities and autism, and assisted an art therapist in Singapore. She has also supported university students with mental health challenges and run group facilitation work. Her style is person-centred and adaptable. She uses elements of cognitive behavioural work, emotionally-focused methods, mindfulness and creative, expressive activities such as drawing or writing. If finding words is hard, she offers non-verbal ways to explore feelings. Louise has five years' experience in counselling and has undertaken extra training in trauma-focused techniques, working with autism, addictions, and self-harm. She aims to work collaboratively and to help people discover practical steps that fit their lives.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding your experience. The therapist offers acceptance and reflection, helping you to find your own solutions and to feel heard. This approach can be useful for relationship difficulties, grief and low self-esteem.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours connect. Sessions involve identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying small, practical experiments between sessions. This is often helpful for anxiety, mood issues and coping with life changes.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on emotional bonds and patterns in close relationships. It aims to help people recognise and change repetitive cycles that cause distress, which can support work on attachment issues and relationship strain.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each client about goals and preferences and then suggest which methods to try. That decision is made together and can change as therapy progresses.

Confirm session formats before booking, as options are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example a shorter video check-in between commitments, or not having to travel to attend. Some people find phone sessions useful when bandwidth is limited or when they prefer not to be on camera. Registered or accredited professionals can help shape a plan that fits day-to-day routines while keeping the focus on achievable steps and emotional support.