- Attachment-informed
- Trauma-aware
- Practical skills
About Wendy
Wendy Brook is a counsellor who works from an attachment and client-centred stance. She uses ideas from emotion-focused and dialectical approaches to help people who feel stuck by past hurts, relationship patterns, or overwhelming emotions. Wendy is a BACP member and brings 24 years of practice to conversations about recovery and growth.
She meets people where they are and moves at a steady pace. Sessions focus on making sense of feelings, spotting repeated patterns, and finding practical ways to change day-to-day responses. Wendy uses gentle, straightforward questioning and reflective listening to help people notice what matters most to them.
Wendy has long experience with trauma and abuse, including harm that began in childhood or later life. She also supports people facing addiction, depression, grief, burnout and codependency concerns. Common themes she helps with are communication problems, attachment worries, anger, low self-esteem and struggles with intimacy.
Her approach blends several ways of working to fit each person. That can mean tracking emotional responses in the moment, practising coping skills from dialectical work, or exploring how early bonds shaped current patterns. Therapy aims to increase understanding and offer new choices rather than pressuring rapid change.
She is based in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English. Outside clinical work she spends time with family, enjoys long walks with her Labrador, follows equestrian events and paints with watercolours.
Approaches that guide online work and how they help
Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape feelings and reactions now. It helps people who repeat painful patterns in relationships or who struggle to feel close to others. Client-centred therapy puts the person’s experience at the heart of sessions and uses active listening to help someone find their own answers. It suits people who need a steady, non-judgemental space to talk things through. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) brings practical skills for regulating intense emotions and handling conflict; it is useful for people who want concrete tools alongside emotional exploration.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. The counsellor will work collaboratively to identify what feels most helpful based on goals, current struggles and personal preferences. This is a shared decision and can change over time as needs shift.
If you are considering online work, confirm the session formats available before booking as this profile does not list specific delivery methods. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around everyday life, for example by reducing travel time, enabling shorter check-ins during a busy day, or removing the need to be on camera when that helps someone focus. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt methods used in person into remote sessions so the work still includes emotional exploration and practical skill building.
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Experience
24+ years
Credentials
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Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Wendy works with a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, addictions, depression, grief, codependency and relationship difficulties.
How would you describe her style in sessions?
Her style is warm and client-centred, combining emotion-focused conversation with practical coping skills and reflective listening.
How much experience does she have?
She has 24 years of clinical experience working with individuals on issues such as trauma, addiction and self-esteem.
What professional registration does she hold and where is she based?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted by this counsellor.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to start?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the counsellor'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.