About Geraldine
Geraldine Theobald helps people address stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and the strain of life changes. She also supports those coping with ADHD, addictions and LGBT-related concerns. Her approach aims to make difficult feelings easier to talk about and manage.
Gerry holds a BACP accreditation, which reflects her membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She has 16 years of clinical practice and brings experience from working across a university setting.
How Geraldine works
This background gives her insight into how work, study and life transitions can affect day-to-day wellbeing. Her work is rooted in Person-Centred or client-centred principles. That means she focuses on empathy, genuineness and acceptance while helping people find their own answers.
She also draws on mindfulness to help with emotional regulation, and on solution-focused techniques to set practical, short-term goals. Sessions are collaborative and paced to the individual. Gerry aims to identify strengths and unhelpful patterns, and then try small changes that fit each person’s life.
She tailors conversations and goals to what feels manageable for the person in front of her. She has additional experience with topics such as attachment issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, caregiver stress, body image, bereavement-related concerns like abandonment, and difficulties tied to work or health challenges. Gerry presents a warm, non-judgemental space to think about feelings and take steps towards change.
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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.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 16 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How client-centred and practical approaches work online
Client-centred therapy focuses on being heard and understood. The counsellor offers empathy, genuineness and acceptance while helping the person find their own direction; it is useful for those feeling stuck or unsure about next steps.Mindfulness therapy teaches simple practices to notice thoughts and feelings without getting swept away. It often helps with anxiety, stress and emotional regulation by building small, repeatable habits for daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Geraldine will talk with each person about their needs and goals and choose techniques together. This collaborative process means methods can be adjusted if something doesn’t fit or if priorities change.
Online formats offer practical benefits for many people. Video calls let the therapist and client meet face to face when travel is difficult. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or when bandwidth is low. Live chat and text-based messaging support shorter check-ins and ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.
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