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Patricia Devlin, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 3 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Relationship issuesTrauma and abuse Grief Depression Coping with life changes

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Patricia Devlin offers calm, steady support for people feeling stuck or overwhelmed. She meets individuals who are struggling with relationships, grief, trauma, or changes in mood. Sessions are conversational and focused on understanding what gets in the way of feeling better.

Patricia brings warmth and patience to each meeting. She uses psychodynamic counselling to look at recurring patterns shaped by earlier life experiences. That helps people see why certain feelings and reactions keep coming up.

Background and approach

Patricia also draws on attachment-based ideas to notice how early bonds influence current closeness, trust and fears of abandonment. In sessions she pays attention to patterns in relationships and how they link to sense of self. Conversations aim to build insight so people can make different choices.

The work can help with separation, commitment worries, codependency, body image concerns, and coping with illness or caregiving stress. Patricia is a BACP counsellor, which means she is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She has three years of experience working with adults from diverse backgrounds.

Therapy is offered in English and takes place online through video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions that suit their needs. Patricia describes her style as thoughtful and collaborative, helping people build greater emotional resilience and clearer self-understanding over time.

How attachment and psychodynamic work translate to online therapy

Psychodynamic counselling looks at patterns that repeat across relationships and time. It helps people understand how early experiences influence current emotions and choices, which can be useful for depression, grief and lingering effects of trauma.

Attachment-based work focuses on closeness, trust and fears of abandonment. It helps people notice how early bonds shape the way they seek support and respond to intimacy, and it can be applied to issues such as commitment, codependency and emotional withdrawal.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the client to decide which ideas and techniques fit best with their goals and preferences. This collaborative discussion can happen early in therapy and adapt as needs change.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can work better when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to keep continuity when travel or schedules change.

What concerns does Patricia commonly address?

She supports people coping with relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and life changes. Additional focuses include abandonment, attachment issues, body image and caregiver stress.

What style of therapy is used in sessions?

Sessions draw on psychodynamic counselling and attachment-based ideas. The work looks at recurring patterns and how early relationships shape current feelings and behaviour.

How much clinical experience does Patricia have?

She has three years of professional experience working with adults from a range of backgrounds. That experience informs a reflective and relational approach in sessions.

What credentials and where is Patricia based?

Patricia is registered with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is available by video call, phone session, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.

How does pricing work for therapy?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start working with Patricia?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Grief

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 3 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Patricia Devlin, BACP

Background and approach

How attachment and psychodynamic work translate to online therapy

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

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