About Gayle
Gayle Shingler offers calm, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood or life changes. She introduces straightforward ways to cope and helps people untangle difficult feelings so they can make clearer decisions. Gayle presents as warm and respectful, and she aims to create a space where people can speak honestly and be heard.
Gayle uses a person-centred approach, which means conversations follow what matters most to the client rather than a fixed script.
How Gayle works
She combines that style with other evidence-based techniques when they fit the situation, tailoring sessions to the individual's needs. This helps when addressing issues such as trauma, addiction, or changes in motivation and confidence. Her work covers a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood challenges, grief, and intimacy-related worries.
She also supports people dealing with parenting stress, career pressures, attachment or abandonment issues, and the effects of adoption or foster care. Additional focus areas include neurodiversity-related needs, caregiver stress, and recovery from domestic violence or substance concerns. Gayle holds NCPS as a professional credential and has three years of clinical experience in the United Kingdom.
She offers sessions in English and accepts international clients. Appointments use a mix of video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules. The first step is simple: select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session when convenient.
Gayle will then work with each person to set goals and plan practical steps forward.
What Gayle works with
The areas below are the ones Gayle selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | NCPS |
|---|---|
| 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 evidence-based approaches work online
Gayle works from a person-centred foundation, which puts the client's priorities at the centre of each session. This approach focuses on listening, building trust and helping people name what matters most before choosing tools to try.She also uses other evidence-based therapeutic techniques when they fit the client's needs. These techniques offer practical ways to manage anxiety, cope with trauma reactions, reduce substance-related urges, and build self-esteem. Each technique is explained in plain terms and practised together so the person can decide what feels most helpful.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Gayle will talk through options, agree goals and adjust methods as progress is made. Clients take an active role in choosing what to try, and the plan is reviewed regularly to match changing needs and preferences.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls are useful for fuller conversations and face-to-face interaction. Phone sessions can fit a short break at work or suit people with low bandwidth. Live chat or text-based messaging lets people check in between sessions or use brief written check-ins when talking is difficult. These formats make it easier to keep therapy happening around life commitments.
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