About Gillian
Gillian Overton is a counsellor registered with the NCPS who brings three years of professional experience to her work. She meets people with stress, anxiety, depression and grief in a calm, steady way. Gillian focuses on creating an atmosphere where thoughts and feelings can be spoken about without judgement.
She aims to support and empower people taking the first steps towards change. Before training as a therapist, Gillian lived and worked overseas for many years, mainly in North America.
How Gillian works
Her background includes roles in the diplomatic service, the financial sector and special education teaching. That mix of life and work experience shapes how she understands practical pressures and family concerns. Gillian uses practical, person-focused approaches in sessions.
She listens closely and helps people notice patterns that get in the way. Together they practise small steps and skills to cope better with panic, low mood or relationship strain. People contact her about parenting stress, sleep problems, anger and compassion fatigue as well as trauma, attachment and dissociation.
She also supports those facing career change, midlife challenges and feelings of isolation. Gillian adapts her style to what each person needs at the time. Her sessions are straightforward and conversational.
She offers strategies from several therapy approaches and helps people pick the tools that fit them. The aim is clearer thinking, steadier mood and more confidence to handle life changes.
Gillian lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Gillian works with
The areas below are the ones Gillian selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Emptiness
- Grief
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- 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
Therapeutic approaches that suit online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice their thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed by them. It focuses on values and small actions that move life in a meaningful direction, which can help with anxiety, low mood and life transitions.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current reactions and connections. This approach is useful for attachment issues, relationship difficulties and feelings of isolation because it helps people understand patterns and try new ways of relating.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Gillian will talk with each person about goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. She uses a collaborative process to choose which methods to try and will adjust the plan as needs change.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people read facial cues and have a fuller conversation. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging suit brief check-ins, ongoing skill practice and people who prefer written communication.
These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel. Registered professionals can adapt exercises and tools to work well across formats, helping people make steady progress without long journeys.
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