Brenda Clarke-Wills BSc (Hons) Psyche Open MBACP, BACP

Brenda Clarke-Wills BSc (Hons) Psyche Open MBACP offers support for people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief, low self-esteem and depression. She uses plain talk and a respectful approach so parents and adults can feel heard. Brenda is named here to make it clear who you would be speaking with.

She creates time to listen and to gently work out what sits beneath repeated problems. That often means looking at early patterns and attachment dynamics that shape current reactions. She blends that exploration with practical tools so people can notice different choices in how they think and behave.

Brenda draws on psychodynamic ideas to track the origins of an issue. She uses cognitive behavioural techniques to help with unhelpful thoughts and actions. Mindfulness and skills from dialectical behaviour therapy are used when emotions feel overwhelming.

Her way of working is collaborative and person-centred. Sessions aim to be led by the client’s priorities while the therapist offers gentle challenge and practical strategies. The focus is on building emotional awareness, self-regulation and more useful relationship patterns.

Brenda has three years of experience including training and volunteering, and she is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She is based in the United Kingdom and works with English speakers, including people outside the UK who can participate internationally.

If you want to find out whether she might be a fit, the site’s Start Therapy process guides you through a short questionnaire and booking steps.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape current relationships and emotional patterns. Online sessions can help people notice those patterns and try new ways of relating within day-to-day life. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing practical behaviour changes to reduce anxiety and low mood.

Finding the right fit is part of the process. The therapist will work with the client to choose approaches that match their goals and preferences. That choice is collaborative and can change as the work progresses.

Please check which session formats the therapist currently offers before booking, as the biography does not specify formats. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, save travel time, and allow shorter or more flexible check-ins when needed. It also lets people work from a quieter space when they have more control over interruptions, and can make it simpler to maintain continuity of sessions when life is unpredictable.