Wendy Russell, BACP, NCPS

Wendy Russell offers a warm, down-to-earth approach to counselling that aims to help people feel heard and regain a sense of direction. She uses conversational, person-focused sessions to help people talk through anxiety, depression, relationship worries and stress. Wendy works to make the room a place where clients feel understood and able to try new ways of coping.

With seven years of experience, she draws on a mix of practical methods. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy helps people spot unhelpful thinking and try small changes. Client-Centred Therapy means the conversation is led by the client’s concerns and pace. Wendy also uses solution-focused and psychodynamic ideas when they fit the work.

She commonly supports people dealing with anxiety, including social and general worries, and low mood that interferes with daily life. Work-related stress, feeling lost after change, grief and compassion fatigue are also areas she addresses. Wendy lists intimacy and relationship issues, self-esteem and career questions among her focus areas.

Wendy works with topics related to alternative sex culture and kink, and she can help people navigate infidelity, communication problems, blended family issues and caregiving stress. She also offers support around codependency, guilt, shame and loneliness.

Wendy is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and holds NCPS. Sessions are offered in English in the United Kingdom. To begin, clients use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.

How Wendy’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person’s experience and follows the client’s pace, offering space to talk through what matters most. This approach suits people who need a supportive listening ear and help to make sense of feelings.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It introduces practical exercises and small experiments to reduce anxiety, manage low mood and tackle unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work. Wendy will discuss goals and preferences and together decide which methods to use. That collaborative planning helps make each session feel relevant and manageable.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats available before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time that might otherwise be a barrier to attending. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and homework to suit remote sessions so the work continues between meetings.