Gillian Trueman
Compassionate pluralistic counselling for real problems
About Gillian
Gillian Trueman uses a pluralistic, person-focused approach to counselling. She draws on practical methods so people can start making small changes right away. Gillian aims to create calm and clarity for someone dealing with stress, anxiety or relationship strain.
Gillian holds a BACP credential, which is the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy registration noted in her background. She has three years of clinical experience and works with people on grief, eating concerns, anger and family-related issues.
Background and approach
She also supports those facing communication problems, fertility worries, loneliness and life-purpose questions. Her practice brings together several therapeutic approaches chosen to suit the person in front of her. She uses elements of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and attachment-based ideas alongside trauma-focused work when it is needed.
Sessions look at thoughts, feelings and behaviours in everyday terms so steps forward feel understandable and manageable. Gillian describes herself as neurodiversity-friendly and experienced in trauma-informed practice. She has training relevant to crisis prevention and is comfortable discussing sensitive topics such as domestic violence, self-harm, process addictions and postpartum depression.
Conversations can include practical coping skills and ways to repair or reframe difficult patterns. Sessions are offered in English and Gillian works with international clients. People meet by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging depending on what suits them.
To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
What Gillian works with
How Gillian works
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Sessions & fees
Practical therapy approaches for online sessions
Gillian draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose values-based action. ACT often focuses on small, practical steps and can help with anxiety, stress and finding direction.She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to break down patterns of thinking and behaviour. CBT gives clear strategies for tackling phobias, intrusive thoughts and mood swings by practising different responses in day-to-day life.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences and past experience, then adapt methods to what works best. That means techniques can change over time as progress is made and new priorities appear.
Online formats make regular work easier to fit into life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that matters. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can suit a quick check-in. Live chat or text messaging can be useful for brief reflections, written homework or people who prefer not to speak aloud. These options give flexibility for different schedules and needs, while keeping the focus on practical steps and steady progress.
| 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
- Grief
Also listed
- Anger management
- Communication problems
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
