About Lianne
Lianne Gow is a counsellor and a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has three years of counselling training and professional practice, and over seven years' experience in wider mental health roles. Lianne works with people who are finding life stressful or overwhelming and those coping with anxiety, depression, or the effects of trauma and abuse.
She aims for sessions that feel respectful and compassionate.
How Lianne works
Lianne focuses on listening closely and understanding each person's situation before planning the next steps. She invites clients to shape the work so sessions reflect their needs and pace. Lianne supports people dealing with low self-esteem, motivation problems and relationship difficulties.
She also helps with compassion fatigue, feelings of isolation, and struggles around life purpose and midlife change. Practical concerns such as chronic illness, caregiver stress and body image are within her focus as well. Her approach is rooted in Client-Centred Therapy, which centres the client's experience and values their perspective.
In practice this means Lianne offers space to talk, reflects what matters to the client, and helps people make sense of difficult feelings. Sessions aim to be straightforward and collaborative. Lianne encourages small achievable steps and uses conversation to help people recognise their own strengths.
She asks questions, listens, and works with clients to plan onward steps that fit their life.
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What Lianne works with
The areas below are the ones Lianne selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| 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
How client-centred care works online
Lianne practices Client-Centred Therapy, which places the person's experience at the centre of the work. This approach involves listening closely, reflecting feelings back, and helping people make sense of difficult emotions. It is useful for stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and the aftermath of trauma.The therapist will work together with each person to find the best way forward. Deciding which approach to use is collaborative - goals, preferences and practical needs shape the plan. Lianne checks in regularly and adapts the focus as the work progresses.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video sessions recreate a face-to-face rhythm and are helpful when non-verbal cues matter. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and suit a shorter check-in or when being off-camera helps. Live chat and text messaging let people share in writing and fit into busy schedules. These options make counselling more flexible and easier to fit around work, caregiving or health limitations.
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