Gillian Hartley
Understanding support for stress and relationships
About Gillian
Gillian Hartley helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression. She supports those dealing with relationship strain, grief, trauma and abuse, and struggles around eating and body image. Gillian also works with issues such as anger, communication problems, fertility concerns and infidelity.
She is based in the United Kingdom and has eight years of professional experience. Gillian takes a respectful and sensitive approach. She listens first to understand each person’s situation.
Background and approach
Sessions are shaped around what feels most helpful for the individual rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. Her work draws on client-centred ideas that put the person’s experience at the heart of the conversation. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used when helpful to spot thinking patterns and try practical changes.
Solution-focused steps can be introduced to build small, realistic goals and forward momentum. In sessions Gillian aims for clear, down-to-earth talk. She helps people name what matters, try small experiments, and review what is working.
The pace and focus are agreed together so people feel able to take the next step. Gillian tailors the care to each person’s needs and preferences. She treats clients with compassion and respect while helping them develop tools to cope with life changes and difficult feelings.
What Gillian works with
How Gillian works
Listed by Gillian among the ways they work.
Listed by Gillian among the ways they work.
Listed by Gillian among the ways they work.
Sessions & fees
Approaches you can try online with your therapist
Client-centred work focuses on the individual’s experience and feelings. It involves open listening and reflection so the person feels understood and can find their own way forward. This approach suits people who want a space to talk and make sense of their emotions.Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours. It uses practical exercises and experiments to test unhelpful thinking and try new responses. This can help with anxiety, low mood and eating-related patterns.
Solution-focused therapy concentrates on small, achievable steps and clear goals. Sessions aim to find what already works and build on it so progress is visible and manageable.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options, try methods in session and adapt plans based on the person’s needs and preferences. That collaborative process helps identify what feels most useful.
Online sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging for flexibility. Video is good for face-to-face conversation; phone works when bandwidth is limited; chat and messaging suit brief check-ins or written reflection. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family life and other commitments.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Anger management
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Narcissism
- Self esteem
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Registered with
- BACP, NCPS
- Languages
- English
