Lorraine Ballintine, BACP

Lorraine Ballintine is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) who brings nine years of experience to her work. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem and difficulties with motivation. Lorraine aims to make starting therapy feel easier and less daunting. She creates a calm, non-judgemental space so clients can speak about painful memories or current struggles. The first sessions focus on understanding what matters most to the individual and on what they hope to change. Lorraine listens closely and reflects what she hears so clients gain clearer sense of their feelings. Lorraine uses client-centred methods that put the person's experience at the heart of sessions. This approach supports issues such as trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, body image, and feelings of emptiness or shame. It also helps with career stress, caregiver strain and navigating life transitions. Practical conversations, simple pacing and regular review are part of her style. Clients can expect to discuss coping strategies and small changes to try between sessions. Lorraine works collaboratively, tailoring the pace and focus to each person's needs. People come to her for a steady presence while they work through attachment or abandonment worries, commitment and control issues, or impulses that feel hard to manage. She supports those dealing with family of origin problems and the particular stresses around fatherhood, where relevant.

How client-centred work translates to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, empathy and meeting the person where they are. The counsellor offers a warm, accepting presence and reflects what clients say so they feel understood. This approach suits issues like anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship and intimacy concerns, and the emotional impact of trauma or loss.

In practice, choosing an approach is a shared task. The counsellor will talk through what feels most helpful and adapt the way sessions run to match the client's goals and preferences. That means the therapeutic method can shift as needs change, with the client involved in each step.

The original biography did not list specific session formats, so please confirm which online or in-person options are available before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also help people keep therapy consistent through life changes, with the therapist guiding how to use sessions most effectively.