- Attachment-informed care
- Goal focused work
- Health service experience
About Ceri
Ceri Parry is a counsellor who uses a mix of practical, evidence-informed approaches. She combines talking therapies with coaching-style goal setting to help people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain and patterns such as codependency. Ceri’s background in nursing and mental health informs a down-to-earth way of working that focuses on small, achievable changes.
She trained to Masters level and holds BACP registration, and has five years of post-qualification counselling experience alongside more than 15 years working as a qualified nurse in healthcare and the NHS. Ceri has worked in acute hospitals, community and primary care, and in adult mental health services where she managed caseloads and ran clinics.
In session she uses approaches such as cognitive behavioural techniques, attachment-based ideas and person-centred listening. That means she helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns, understand relational styles that affect intimacy and self-worth, and set practical steps for change.
Ceri also supports people struggling with addiction, eating difficulties, burnout and long-term health conditions. She offers focused work on self-esteem, perfectionism, binge eating and behaviours like doom-scrolling, alongside help for grief, trauma and life transitions.
Her training included research into attachment, attention and the effects of childhood trauma. She blends this knowledge with motivational interviewing and solution-focused work when clients want clear goals and measurable progress.
People who choose to work with Ceri can expect a calm, non-judgemental space and a collaborative working style that aims for steady, practical progress rather than quick fixes.
How therapeutic approaches shape online work
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships affect current ways of connecting and responding. In practice this means noticing patterns in close relationships, naming attachment needs, and practising new ways of relating that reduce anxiety in relationships.Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) focuses on thoughts, feelings and behaviours. It helps people spot unhelpful thinking, test those thoughts and try small behavioural experiments to build different habits and reduce distress.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to choose which ideas to use based on what they want to change and how they prefer to work. That may include mixing attachment ideas with CBT and coaching-style goal setting.
If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the specific formats available when you book. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also offers flexibility for people living outside the therapist's immediate area, and can support steady progress through agreed homework and goal setting.
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Experience
5+ years
Credentials
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Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems can be brought to sessions?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions and eating concerns as well as relationship and intimacy-related issues. Codependency and difficulties around self-esteem and perfectionism are also within her focus.
What is the therapist's style in sessions?
Sessions combine person-centred listening with cognitive behavioural and attachment-based ideas. The work is practical and collaborative, with space for reflection and agreed steps between meetings.
What experience does she bring to this work?
She has five years of counselling experience plus over 15 years as a qualified nurse in NHS and community settings, including time in adult mental health services and addiction groups.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practices from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats does she offer?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with this counsellor?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.