Sunshine Goodfellow, BACP

Sunshine Goodfellow works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and many life changes. She offers straightforward support for issues like depression, bipolar symptoms, grief, addictions, eating concerns, sleep trouble, parenting strain and low self esteem. Sunshine also helps with intimacy problems, anger, career worries and attention difficulties such as ADHD. She speaks English and practises in the United Kingdom.

She takes a person-centred approach that treats each client as an expert in their own life. Sessions focus on honest conversation and building practical day-to-day skills. Sunshine draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to help spot unhelpful thinking and try different ways of coping.

Her work also includes attachment-based thinking, paying attention to how close relationships affect mood and behaviour. Jungian and existential ideas inform deeper questions about meaning, identity and how past experiences shape the present. These influences are brought together in a direct, down-to-earth way rather than as abstract theory.

Sunshine trained at Anglia Ruskin University and completed postgraduate study in Art and Play Therapy at the University of Cambridge. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Her background includes community roles such as school governor and youth leader, which inform a practical, community-minded outlook.

With 13 years of experience she aims to create a calm, inclusive space where people feel heard. The work is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs, with attention to simple practices that can be used between sessions.

How therapeutic approaches guide online sessions

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationships shape feelings and behaviour; it helps people understand patterns in close relationships and work on trusted connection. Client-Centred Therapy centres the person’s experience and follows their pace, offering non-judgemental listening and support to help people find their own solutions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and introduces practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns and improve day-to-day coping.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist will work together with each person to decide which methods match their needs, goals and preferences. That decision is revisited over time so the plan can change as progress is made or new priorities emerge.

The original biography does not state which online session formats are used, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make therapy easier to fit around school, work and family life. It can also allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and removes travel time so sessions sit more naturally in a week. Registered or accredited professionals can use these ways of working to support the same therapeutic aims as in-person therapy, while tailoring pace and exercises to suit remote appointments.