Dr. William Naylor
Compassionate practical therapy for life's challenges
About William
Dr. William Naylor helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem and intimacy-related difficulties. He also supports those facing family tensions, challenges to motivation and confidence, and issues around life purpose.
He writes simply and meets people where they are, offering steady, practical support. With 29 years of experience, he draws on an array of evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions. He works from the view that each person knows their own story best and brings strengths to the work.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on small, manageable steps people can use between meetings. People often come to him feeling overwhelmed by guilt, shame or grief. He also helps with attachment concerns, communication problems, codependency and the strain of caregiving.
He has experience supporting those affected by divorce, infidelity, blended family challenges and end-of-life issues. Dr Naylor aims to create a calm space for reflection and practical change. He offers clear tools for handling intense emotions and improving relationships.
Progress is paced to suit each person’s needs and circumstances. He practises in the United Kingdom and works in English. Therapy can help when life feels stuck, when patterns repeat, or when people want to rebuild confidence and purpose.
He encourages honest conversation about hopes and setbacks.
What William works with
Sessions & fees
Approaches that guide online sessions
Two commonly used evidence-based approaches are practical problem-solving and attachment-focused work. Practical problem-solving helps people break worries into smaller steps and try concrete strategies to reduce stress and build confidence. Attachment-focused work looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people understand and change how they connect with others so intimacy and communication improve.Another helpful approach is grief-informed counselling for those facing loss or end-of-life matters. This approach gives space to name painful feelings and to find ways to carry on while honouring what has been lost. Each approach is chosen to match the concern and the person’s goals rather than applied the same way to everyone.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist will work collaboratively to explore which methods suit a person's needs, goals and preferences. Over time, the plan can be adjusted if something isn’t working or priorities change.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls suit fuller conversations and visual cues, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a shorter check-in and text messaging allows ongoing notes between meetings. These options help people fit therapy around work, caregiving and daily life while keeping continuity of care with registered or accredited professionals.
| 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
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 29 years
- Registered with
- NCPS
- Languages
- English
