Lianne Gow, BACP

Lianne Gow is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, with three years of counselling training and professional experience. She has spent over seven years in mental health roles before moving into one-to-one counselling work. Lianne aims to create a calm space where people feel heard and treated with respect and compassion.

She helps people who are struggling with stress and anxiety, as well as depression and the after-effects of trauma or abuse. Self-esteem, motivation and relationship difficulties are also areas she regularly addresses. Lianne pays attention to how ongoing pressures can wear people down and to feelings like guilt, shame or isolation.

Her work follows a client-centred approach. That means sessions focus on the person who comes to therapy, their goals, and what feels most useful for them. She collaborates with each client to shape the pace and content of sessions rather than following a rigid script.

People often come to Lianne needing practical ways to manage distress and rebuild confidence. She will listen, reflect, and help identify small steps that can make a difference between sessions. The emphasis is on drawing out a person’s own strengths while addressing patterns that cause pain.

If you are thinking about starting therapy, the first step is to select the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability and subscription terms.

How client-centred work adapts to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy puts the person and their experience at the heart of sessions. It involves attentive listening, reflection and working at the client’s pace to help them clarify feelings and goals. This approach can be helpful for issues such as anxiety, low self-esteem, grief and the impact of past abuse.

Because the focus is on what the client needs, the therapist and client decide together how to shape the work. This collaborative approach makes it straightforward to trial different ways of working and adjust them as progress is made. The therapist will help identify which style or combination of approaches best suits the client’s needs and preferences.

Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions around busy schedules and avoiding travel time, which can make regular appointments easier to keep. Online work can also allow shorter check-ins when needed or a non‑video option if a quieter, lower-bandwidth conversation is preferable. Please confirm the session formats offered before booking, as the biography does not list specific options.