Patricia White, NCPS

Patricia White helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, relationship and family concerns, anger, self-esteem, career strain and compassion fatigue. She also focuses on issues such as abandonment, attachment concerns, caregiver stress, communication problems, control issues, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, isolation, life purpose, panic attacks and post-traumatic stress. Patricia is named in the first paragraph to make it clear who the profile is about.

Patricia has 20 years of professional experience and is a member of The National Counselling Society, recorded as NCPS. She trained initially as an integrative therapist and later broadened her work to include trauma-focused approaches, cognitive behavioural methods, addiction work and motivational interviewing. This variety means she blends techniques to suit the person in front of her rather than using a single fixed method.

In sessions she aims to build a trusting relationship and a practical plan. Conversations focus on what is causing distress and on small, workable steps forward. She encourages people to use their own strengths while offering guidance and structure.

Counselling with Patricia is described in plain terms: talking about what is hard, identifying patterns, and practising new ways of coping. She supports people to set personal goals and to test changes between sessions.

Her background includes substantial work with trauma and conflict-related distress alongside long experience helping people with anxiety, depression and grief. She attends regular clinical supervision as part of her practice and follows the professional standards of her registering body.

How Patricia’s approaches translate to online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The counsellor offers empathy and helps people explore what matters most to them, which can help with anxiety, low mood and relationship worries. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going and uses practical exercises to change them, often helping with panic attacks, social anxiety and depression.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Patricia will discuss goals and preferences and then suggest methods that suit the person and the issue. That choice is collaborative and can change as therapy progresses.

If you are considering online sessions, check the current session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when days are tight. It can also allow a quieter conversation without the need to arrange travel, or simpler arrangements when people prefer not to use video. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists use different approaches online in much the same way as in-person, adapting exercises and pacing to what works for each person.