Tracey Gardener, BACP

Tracey Gardener is an integrative counsellor who blends practical techniques with reflective work. She draws heavily on attachment ideas and trauma-aware approaches to help people understand relationship patterns and emotional reactions. Tracey aims to make therapy calm and down-to-earth so clients can talk openly and move at a pace that suits them.

She has a BA (Hons) in Integrative Counselling, a Foundation Degree in Counselling and a Diploma in Mindful Mental Health. Her training also includes an eight-week mindfulness course and recent continued professional development in eating disorders, sex addiction, attachment theory and sandtray and creative therapy.

Tracey typically helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, low mood and trauma. She also works with issues around parenting, anger, self-esteem and coping with life changes. Additional areas she focuses on include abandonment, attachment issues, body image, codependency and problems arising from separation or blended family dynamics.

In sessions she uses a mix of methods such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and mindfulness alongside psychodynamic and existential ideas. That mix means practical tools for day-to-day coping alongside chances to reflect on early experiences that shape current patterns.

People who come for help can expect a steady, non-judgemental presence and practical steps to manage symptoms. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability.

How Tracey’s approaches translate to online therapy

Tracey often uses attachment-focused work and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in her practice. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people notice and change repeating relationship reactions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy offers practical steps to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, and can be used for anxiety, low mood and coping strategies.

She also brings mindfulness into sessions to build simple ways of calming the mind and noticing difficult feelings. Together these approaches let clients learn immediate coping tools and reflect on deeper patterns in a paced, collaborative way. Finding the right mix is part of the process and the therapist will work with each person to choose what fits their needs, goals and preferences.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are available. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also help people use tools learned in therapy in the situations where they happen, which supports practice between sessions.