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Peter Garston, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 4 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, Anxiety Addictions Trauma and abuse Grief Depression

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Peter Garston helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief and low mood. He supports those dealing with relationship or intimacy worries, self-esteem difficulties, ADHD and major life changes. Peter also offers coaching around fatherhood, self-love and cancer-related concerns.

He is based in the United Kingdom and holds BACP accreditation. Peter takes a straightforward and calm approach in sessions. He begins by listening to what matters most and then works with each person to set realistic goals.

Background and approach

Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings, and on building skills that last beyond therapy. His work draws on Client-Centred principles and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, with a solution-focused slant when helpful. That combination helps people make sense of difficult feelings, change unhelpful thought patterns and try small experiments to test new behaviours.

Peter has four years of experience with a range of concerns including drug and alcohol addiction, trauma and bereavement. He aims to tailor sessions to each person’s circumstances and preferences rather than using one fixed method. People can expect respectful, non-judgemental conversation and a clear plan for what to work on.

If someone prefers shorter check-ins, phone or text options are available as well as video work. The focus is on steady practical progress at a pace the client chooses.

Approaches that suit online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the client's experience. The therapist offers empathic, non-judgemental listening and helps the person find their own solutions; it is useful for building self-worth and working through personal loss.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact. It uses structured tasks and small experiments to test new ways of thinking and acting, which can help with anxiety, low mood and addictive patterns.

Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on strengths and next steps rather than history. It helps people identify practical goals and simple steps to move forward, which can be helpful for life changes and coaching around fatherhood or self-love.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss preferences and goals and then agree a way of working together. That decision is collaborative and can be adjusted as therapy progresses.

Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be quicker check-ins, live chat suits shorter written exchanges and text messaging is useful for ongoing support between meetings. These options increase flexibility and help people keep continuity when travel or time is limited.

What concerns does Peter work with?

He supports people with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief and depression, along with relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem and coping with life changes.

What is his typical style in sessions?

Sessions are calm and practical, starting with listening and then agreeing clear, achievable goals to work on between meetings.

What experience does he bring?

Peter has four years of experience working with a variety of difficulties including drug and alcohol addiction, trauma and bereavement.

What credentials and location are noted?

He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practices from the United Kingdom.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.

How are sessions held?

Work can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging according to the client's preference.

What does therapy cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start working with him?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience: 4 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Peter Garston, BACP

Background and approach

Approaches that suit online counselling

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

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