About Geraldine
Geraldine Davenport is a counsellor with 20 years of experience based in the United Kingdom. She offers calm, practical support for people dealing with stress, anxiety, low self‑esteem and relationship difficulties. Geraldine focuses on helping people recover from trauma and painful relationships so they can feel safer and more confident in themselves.
Her approach is straightforward and rooted in talking therapy. Sessions aim to help people spot unhelpful patterns, understand where they come from and try different ways of coping.
How Geraldine works
Geraldine uses a blend of Client‑Centered Therapy and psychodynamic ideas to tailor the work to each person. She regularly supports people facing grief, intimacy concerns, parenting strain, career stress and the fallout from separation or domestic violence. Additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment issues, body image worries, codependency and communication problems.
Geraldine also works with people on the autism spectrum and those caring for others who feel overwhelmed. In sessions she keeps things practical and paced to the person's needs. Conversations are used to make sense of past hurts and to build everyday skills for handling anxiety and anger.
The aim is clearer self‑understanding and better choices in relationships and work. People can expect a warm, respectful manner and a flexible style that adjusts as progress is made. Geraldine encourages small, achievable changes that add up to lasting improvements.
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What Geraldine works with
The areas below are the ones Geraldine selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Geraldine's Approaches Work Online
Client‑Centered Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, non‑judgemental space where the person leads the conversation. The counsellor listens closely and reflects back what they hear to help the person clarify feelings and decide on next steps. This approach is useful for anxiety, low self‑esteem and relationship concerns.Psychodynamic Therapy looks at how past experiences shape current patterns. Conversations aim to uncover recurring themes such as attachment or abandonment wounds so the person can make different choices in relationships and behaviour. It is often used for trauma, repeated relationship problems and deeper self‑understanding.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Geraldine will discuss how these methods might fit a person's situation and goals. Together they decide a way forward that feels right, and the plan can change as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text‑based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video works well for face‑to‑face conversation, phone can be quieter and less tech‑heavy, live chat suits shorter check‑ins, and messaging lets someone reflect between sessions. These options help people fit therapy around work, family life and other commitments.
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