Louise Flory, BACP

Louise Flory is a counsellor who focuses on grief and related concerns. She offers calm, straightforward support for people coping with loss, guilt, shame, loneliness and issues around adoption or family of origin. Louise aims to make sessions feel manageable and safe from the first contact.

She trained in psychodynamic approaches and has more than 25 years of experience working in the charity sector. That work included roles at Mind, two bereavement charities and a service for people who were sexually abused in childhood. Those roles shaped her practical, down-to-earth style.

Louise has completed continuing professional development in adoption support counselling and advanced grief and loss work. The training complements the many conversations she has had with people over the years. She draws on those experiences rather than relying on jargon or complex theory.

In sessions she listens first and then helps people name what matters most. Conversations are paced to suit the individual and to help untangle difficult feelings like abandonment or family conflict. Practical techniques and reflection are used so people can try different ways of coping between meetings.

She works with issues such as cancer-related loss, post-traumatic stress, young adult concerns, women’s issues, blended family tensions and searching for life purpose. Louise combines empathy with clear guidance to help people take the next step for themselves.

How therapeutic approaches guide online support

Louise draws on psychodynamic ideas and targeted grief work to shape conversations. Psychodynamic work focuses on patterns from past relationships and how they influence present feelings; this can help when attachment, family of origin issues or repeated relationship problems are central. Grief-specific approaches concentrate on understanding the impact of loss and finding ways to live with change, which is useful after bereavement or cancer-related loss.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. That collaboration means the plan can be adjusted as understanding deepens and needs change.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life and reduce travel time. It can also allow shorter check-ins when needed, or sessions without video if that helps someone focus. The biography does not list which formats are used, so confirm current session options before booking. In all cases the emphasis is on making therapy practical and accessible so people can try new ways of coping between meetings.