Melanie Cotterill, NCPS

Melanie Cotterill is a therapeutic counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She offers a calm, respectful space where people can be heard and understood. Her approach aims to build trust so conversations can feel easier and more productive.

Melanie has four years of experience supporting people with stress, anxiety and depression. She also helps with relationship difficulties, grief, parenting struggles and concerns linked to ADHD. She has worked with people affected by trauma and various forms of abuse.

In sessions she is warm, down to earth and non-judgemental. She listens closely and reflects what she hears. Melanie aims to work alongside clients so they feel involved in decisions about their goals.

Her practice draws on Client-Centred Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy. That means she focuses on understanding each person’s experience and helping them find small, practical steps forward. The emphasis is on what the person wants to change and how to get there.

Melanie holds NCPS as a credential. She accepts international clients and runs sessions in English. To begin she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to her availability.

How Melanie’s approaches translate to online work

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on hearing the person without judgement and following their lead. It helps when someone needs time to clarify feelings, strengthen self-worth, or rebuild trust in relationships. Solution-Focused Therapy looks for small, practical steps that move things forward quickly and helps when people want goal-focused work and clear actions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Melanie plans to work with each person to decide which methods suit their needs and preferences. That decision is collaborative and may shift as therapy progresses to match changing goals.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm which options are available before booking. In general, online therapy can make attending sessions easier by fitting them into busy days, reducing travel time and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people choose setups that suit them, such as audio-only if bandwidth is limited or video when visual connection helps progress.