About Melanie
Melanie Cotterill is a therapeutic counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, parenting concerns, trauma and abuse, and issues with self-esteem and intimacy. She aims to create a calm, respectful space where people feel heard and can talk about what matters to them.
Melanie works in a straightforward, down-to-earth way. She listens closely and responds with warmth and without judgement.
How Melanie works
If someone has clear goals, she helps them set steps to reach those goals while checking in about what feels useful. Her approach draws on client-centred therapy and solution-focused therapy. That means conversations centre on the person's experience and strengths, while also finding small practical changes that can make life easier.
Sessions can be paced to suit the person's needs, whether they want longer reflection or focused short-term work. Melanie has four years of counselling experience and holds the NCPS credential. She has supported people who have faced physical trauma, emotional abuse, domestic violence, and complex family situations.
She also helps with concerns such as panic attacks, social anxiety, pregnancy and childbirth-related struggles, and compassion fatigue. Sessions are offered in English and are available to international clients. Melanie aims for a collaborative relationship where people feel respected and able to try out new ways of coping.
She prefers practical, human conversations that help people move forward.
Melanie lists 2 ways of working on the entry:
What Melanie works with
The areas below are the ones Melanie selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How Melanie's approaches work online
Client-centred therapy places the person's experience at the heart of the conversation. The therapist reflects what is said, follows the person's lead and helps them make sense of difficult feelings. This approach is useful for building trust, dealing with grief, low self-esteem and relational worries.Solution-focused therapy looks for small, practical steps that can change how life feels. Sessions concentrate on strengths, past successes and concrete goals. This style often helps with stress, anxiety, panic attacks and coping with life changes because it focuses on what can be tried next rather than on long explanations of problems.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Melanie will discuss what feels most helpful and adjust methods based on a person's needs, goals and preferences. She treats the process as collaborative, checking in and refining plans together.
Online sessions can include video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and a fuller conversation. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or a hands-free check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for shorter check-ins or when someone wants to reflect in writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare or travel commitments, and to keep continuity even when circumstances change.
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