About Geraldine
Geraldine Houston helps people facing addictions, trauma, grief, anxiety and depression. She works with issues around self-esteem, relationships, intimacy and parenting. She also supports people dealing with ADHD, bipolar and stress related to career or life changes.
Geraldine is identified by her BACP credential and practises from the United Kingdom. Geraldine keeps sessions straightforward and respectful. She listens first, then helps people set simple goals.
Conversations are shaped around each person's needs rather than a one-size plan.
How Geraldine works
The therapist uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide work on mood, coping and relationships. Across eight years of professional work, Geraldine has supported people through bereavement, addiction and trauma. She also offers help with control issues, domestic violence after-effects, and isolation or loneliness.
Practical concerns such as hoarding, fertility and end-of-life matters are included in her focus areas. Sessions can address emotional pain, anger, jealousy and guilt. Geraldine will also work with career stress, compassion fatigue and coping after separation or divorce.
Her approach aims to build clearer thinking, steadier mood and better day-to-day coping. People can expect a collaborative tone in sessions. Geraldine tailors conversations and plans to the individual.
She frames change as a step-by-step process and offers steady support along the way. English-language therapy is available to clients in the UK and internationally.
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.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches work online
Geraldine uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that help people tackle thoughts, feelings and behaviours. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing them with practical exercises to reduce anxiety and low mood. This helps when worries, self-criticism or repetitive negative thoughts make daily life harder.Another approach centres on skills for managing emotions and stress through small, repeatable strategies. This includes breathing and grounding techniques, activity planning and stepwise problem solving to handle anger, overwhelm or burnout. These methods are useful for coping with grief, trauma after-effects and chronic stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Geraldine will talk through what feels most relevant, try methods in session and adapt based on what helps you meet your goals. The choice of technique is collaborative and guided by your needs and preferences.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how people connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can fit into a short break and take less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging suit brief check-ins or ongoing notes between longer sessions. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care around busy lives.
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