Seaneen Madden, BACP

Seaneen Madden is a counsellor who has practised in the United Kingdom for nine years. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression and life changes, and she supports those dealing with relationship and family strains. She also helps with parenting concerns, addictions, grief and sleep or eating difficulties. Her approach begins with respect and sensitivity. She listens and adapts conversations to each person. Together with clients she shapes a practical plan rather than using a one-size-fits-all method. Seaneen draws on several well-known approaches when helpful. She uses client-centred ideas to keep the focus on the person’s experience. She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to tackle unhelpful thinking and learning new coping skills. When a problem involves intense emotional regulation, elements of dialectical behaviour therapy are available to build skills for managing strong feelings. She can also bring existential and Jungian perspectives when people want to explore meaning, identity or deeper life themes. People often come to her for help with attachment and abandonment concerns, caregiver stress, communication problems, codependency and the fallout from separation or domestic violence. She aims for practical strategies for day-to-day life alongside exploration of the causes of difficulties. Sessions are conducted in English and follow the matching and scheduling process on the site. The subscription model used for bookings can be cancelled at any time.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on understanding each person from their own point of view. The therapist offers empathic listening and helps clients find their own solutions rather than imposing answers. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns and reduce symptoms such as anxiety or low mood. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, or DBT, includes skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships through techniques for distress tolerance and emotion regulation. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and agree on what methods to try. That collaborative process helps shape a plan that feels manageable and relevant to day-to-day life. Confirm the current online session options before booking since specific formats are not detailed in the biography. Many people find online sessions easier to fit around family, work or travel commitments, and they can make it simpler to have shorter check-ins or to choose audio-only options if that suits them better. Working online still allows therapists to teach CBT tools, practise DBT skills and use client-centred listening to guide conversations, helping the work continue even when meeting remotely.