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Trudy Woods, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 5 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, Anxiety Grief Self esteem Depression Coping with life changes

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Trudy Woods helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self‑esteem and depression. She supports those coping with life changes, trauma and abuse, eating and sleeping difficulties, anger and compassion fatigue. Trudy also offers help with career worries, relationship strain, ADHD challenges and LGBT-related concerns.

She is a BACP counsellor with five years of practice in the United Kingdom. Trudy listens first and follows the person in front of her. Sessions aim to be straightforward and practical.

Background and approach

She uses a person-centred way of working that puts the client's experience at the centre of each session. Her background includes voluntary and charity work supporting people with chronic illness and emotional wellbeing needs. She has also worked in independent practice with people dealing with bereavement, cancer, gender dysphoria, social anxiety and low confidence.

Training has included life coaching, trauma work, specialist counselling for abuse, depression, anger and anxiety, and stress management. In sessions she offers a calm, non-judgemental space for people to talk through difficult feelings. The focus is on understanding what matters to each person and finding practical steps they can try between meetings.

Trudy encourages realistic goals and steady progress rather than quick fixes. She provides a warm, steady presence while people explore painful experiences and make changes. Where helpful, she draws on coaching skills to build personal plans and on trauma-informed ideas when past harm affects daily life.

Work is shaped around each person’s needs and pace.

Person‑centred care online and practical session options

Trudy works from a person-centred approach that begins with careful listening. This style focuses on the client's experience and priorities, helping people feel heard and understood while they identify what to change. It can be useful for anxiety, low self‑esteem, grief and life transitions.

She also brings coaching-informed skills to sessions, which help turn goals into small, practical steps. These techniques support people who want a clear plan for improving confidence, managing stress or tackling career and life decisions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Trudy will collaborate with each person to decide what methods suit their needs, goals and preferences. She adapts the pace and focus as the client learns what helps most.

Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text‑based messaging. Video calls let people see cues and keep a more conversational feel. Phone sessions can work well when bandwidth or camera use is difficult. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check‑ins, ongoing reflections between meetings or when writing helps make thoughts clearer. These options give flexibility to fit therapy around work, family commitments and daily life.

What concerns does Trudy address in therapy?

She works with stress, anxiety, grief, low self‑esteem and depression, plus issues such as trauma, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD and compassion fatigue.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is person-centred, meaning she listens carefully and follows what matters to the client. Sessions focus on the client's experience and practical next steps.

What experience does she bring to sessions?

She has five years of professional experience, including voluntary and charity roles and independent practice supporting a range of emotional and health‑related issues.

What professional credential does she hold and where is she based?

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

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are offered?

Sessions can be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text‑based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How are costs and subscriptions handled?

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

How does someone begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience: 5 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Trudy Woods, BACP

Background and approach

Person‑centred care online and practical session options

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety