Nancy Brookes
Gentle practical support for stress and change
About Nancy
Nancy Brookes offers calm, straightforward support for people facing stress, anxiety and major life changes. She is a counsellor with three years of professional experience and holds BACP accreditation. Nancy aims to make starting therapy feel manageable for someone feeling overwhelmed or unsure.
She focuses on everyday problems that become heavy to carry alone - grief, low mood, panic attacks and the fallout from trauma or abuse. Nancy also helps with concerns tied to cancer, domestic violence, guilt and shame, sexuality, and issues common to young adults and women.
Background and approach
Sessions centre on what matters most to the individual. Nancy keeps the approach simple and practical. Conversations are paced to the person’s needs, with space to name feelings and try small changes.
She encourages self-compassion and clearer thinking about next steps. In sessions she aims to build an open, non-judgemental atmosphere so people can speak honestly about difficult things. The work often includes talking through patterns, coping strategies and ways to reduce overwhelming feelings in day-to-day life.
Beginning therapy is treated as a collaborative process. Nancy helps each person decide what to focus on and checks in about what is helping. That makes it easier to move from feeling stuck to taking realistic, manageable steps forward.
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Approaches that guide online therapy and practical benefits
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques are used to help people manage symptoms and make changes. One common approach involves structured conversation and practical exercises to reduce anxiety and panic attacks by identifying triggers and testing small behaviour changes. This helps people gain clearer control over intense moments and build steady skills.Another approach focuses on working through grief and trauma by allowing a person to tell their story at a manageable pace and learn coping tools for distressing memories. This method supports processing loss and reducing the hold of painful events on daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and decide together with the client which methods suit their needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions so they feel relevant and doable.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual connection helps, phone sessions can fit into a busy day or use less bandwidth, and live chat or text messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to arrange regular sessions and keep momentum while balancing 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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- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
