- Client-centred approach
- Mindfulness tools
- Solution-focused work
About Louise
Louise Smith is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship worries. She also supports those coping with grief, anger, addictions and life changes. Louise works with clients to build practical skills that make day-to-day life easier.
She uses simple, direct conversations to help people understand their feelings. Sessions focus on what matters now and on small, manageable steps forward. Louise believes each person knows their own story and brings strengths to the work.
Louise holds a BACP membership, which stands for the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She has three years of professional experience in the UK. That background informs a calm and straightforward style in sessions.
Her approach draws on client-centred principles, mindfulness and short-term solution-focused work. She aims to help people spot patterns, practise new ways of responding, and test changes between sessions. Practical tools and clear goals are regular parts of the process.
Conversations can cover a wide range of concerns, including codependency, attachment issues, body image and communication problems. Louise tries to keep things grounded and understandable. She invites clients to take small steps, notice what helps, and adapt as they go.
How Louise’s approaches work online and in sessions
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The therapist reflects what you say and helps you follow your own thinking to clearer choices. This approach suits people who need space to make sense of feelings and decisions.Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention practices. It helps with anxiety, stress and managing intense emotions by showing how to notice thoughts and bodily reactions without getting pulled in by them.
Solution-Focused Therapy looks for practical changes that can be tried quickly. It helps set small, achievable goals and tracks what improves day to day, which can be useful for relationship problems, work stress and coping with change.
Finding the right approach is a shared task. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and then try methods that fit. That collaborative process means the plan can shift as progress is made.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking, as options are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by cutting travel time or enabling shorter check-ins during a work break. It can also let people use audio-only contact when they prefer not to be on camera. Registered or accredited professionals can use these ways of working to help clients maintain continuity of care while juggling daily responsibilities.
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Experience
3+ years
Credentials
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Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What problems does Louise help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, anger, addictions and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is conversational and practical, focusing on what helps now and on small steps to try between sessions.
What experience does she have?
She has three years of professional experience working with clients in the United Kingdom.
What professional credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a member of the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Louise?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist 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.