About Adrian
Adrian Hepburn is a counsellor with four years' experience in psychotherapy and a background supporting young adults with complex learning needs. He is a BACP member - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and frames his practice around building a strong working relationship.
Adrian aims to offer a respectful, non-judgemental space where people can begin to talk about difficult feelings and life situations. Adrian uses a relational, psychodynamic approach.
How Adrian works
He pays attention to patterns in thoughts, feelings and behaviour that show up inside or outside sessions. Together with each person he reflects on these patterns and helps clarify what changes they want to make. People often come to him with relationship difficulties, family and parenting concerns, stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or issues around intimacy and self-esteem.
He also works with matters linked to ADHD, autism and compassion fatigue. Adrian describes practical, paced conversations rather than rapid interventions. Sessions are tailored to the individual.
Adrian aims to adapt communication and the plan of work to each person's needs and preferences. He emphasises empathy and sensitivity while helping people decide on steps they feel ready to take. Adrian values steady, collaborative work.
He supports people who are coping with life changes, impulsivity, feelings of emptiness or isolation, and those managing caregiver strain. The focus is on clear goals and steady progress at a pace that feels manageable.
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What Adrian works with
The areas below are the ones Adrian selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Psychodynamic conversations and online care
Adrian draws on psychodynamic therapy, which focuses on how past relationships and repeated patterns shape current feelings and behaviour. This approach helps people who struggle with long-standing relationship difficulties, low self-esteem, recurring anxiety or issues rooted in earlier experiences.In practice he aims to notice and talk about patterns that appear both in life and in sessions. The therapist works collaboratively with each person to decide what to focus on and which changes feel achievable, adapting the pace to the individual's needs and goals.
Online therapy with Adrian is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging lets people write through thoughts over time. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, study or caring responsibilities and to choose the format that feels most manageable.
Alongside his psychodynamic focus, Adrian will discuss which online format and therapeutic emphasis are likely to help most, tailoring the plan with the client so work can begin in a way that feels right.
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