About Brenda
Brenda Clarke-Wills BSc (Hons) Psyche Open MBACP helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, grief and difficult relationship patterns. She is calm and approachable and aims to create a space where clients can talk without judgement. Brenda explains things plainly and supports clients to understand what is happening for them now and why it may have developed.
Brenda uses a range of practical methods to meet different needs. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early experiences shape relationships.
How Brenda works
She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and build new coping skills. Dialectical behaviour strategies and mindfulness are offered to help with emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Her work focuses on helping people spot repeating patterns, develop resilience and learn small, useful tools for everyday life.
Sessions may include talking about past experiences, practising new responses, and trying exercises between meetings. Brenda encourages clients to set clear goals and to notice gradual change. Brenda holds a BSc (Hons) and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, the BACP.
She has three years of experience including training and voluntary roles. She offers sessions in English to people in the United Kingdom and also accepts international clients. Practical options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging.
Sessions are arranged through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and book according to the therapist's schedule.
Brenda lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
What Brenda works with
The areas below are the ones Brenda selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How certain approaches work online
Attachment-based work focuses on how early bonds shape current relationships. Online sessions can explore patterns of closeness and distance, helping people recognise triggers and try new ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or CBT looks at thoughts, feelings and actions and teaches practical exercises to reduce unhelpful thinking and behaviour; it is useful for anxiety, low mood and repetitive worries.Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. Sessions may combine approaches so the plan evolves as progress is made and preferences become clearer.
Online work is flexible and can fit around daily life. Video calls allow richer interaction and face-to-face style conversations. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier on busy days. Live chat or text-based messaging suits shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to keep therapy going from different places and at different times.
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