About Gemma
Gemma "Phoebe" Harris is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with ten years of professional experience. She is registered with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Phoebe focuses on listening carefully and building a respectful therapeutic relationship from the first session.
Her work is grounded in client-centred therapy. That means sessions are shaped around the person in front of her rather than a one-size-fits-all method. She helps people talk through stress, anxiety, depression and bipolar mood concerns.
How Gemma works
She also supports those dealing with trauma, grief and intimacy-related issues. Phoebe has experience supporting people facing identity and sexuality matters, including LGBT and gender dysphoria related concerns. She also works with people affected by ADHD, autism and chronic health conditions.
Practical problems such as sleep difficulties, parenting strain, anger and communication problems are part of her practice too. Her approach aims for clear, empathetic conversation. Sessions tend to focus on what matters most to the client and on small, manageable steps forward.
She pays attention to how past experiences shape current patterns and offers space to make different choices. People who choose Phoebe can expect a calm, non-judgemental setting and a steady presence during difficult conversations. She invites prospective clients to reach out and begin with a short matching process to see if her style fits their needs.
Gemma lists one way of working on the entry:
What Gemma works with
The areas below are the ones Gemma selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How client-centred work adapts to online therapy
Client-centred therapy places the person’s experience at the centre of the work. The counsellor listens without judgement and follows the client's lead to understand what matters most. This approach is helpful for issues like anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship concerns and many forms of trauma where being heard matters more than a set technique.Phoebe uses this person-focused way of working to tailor sessions to each individual's needs and goals. She will collaborate with clients to decide what to focus on and which ways of working feel most helpful. Finding the right approach is part of therapy and will be reviewed together as work continues.
Online therapy can make counselling easier to fit into a busy life. Video calls recreate a face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can work well when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging lets people check in between sessions or use shorter, more frequent contact. These options give flexibility for different schedules, quieter surroundings and practical needs while keeping the therapeutic relationship central.
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