Millie Ashton, BACP

Millie Ashton is a BACP counsellor working in the United Kingdom with 15 years' experience. Millie uses a client-centred approach and helps people make sense of difficult moments. She listens without judgement and focuses on what each person brings to a session.

Her way of working places the person at the heart of therapy. Sessions follow the client's lead while Millie offers reflective listening and gentle challenge when needed. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, is also used when practical tools and structured steps will help manage thoughts or behaviour.

Millie has supported people with a wide range of concerns. These include stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction and relationship matters. She also works with issues linked to gender dysphoria, LGBT matters, trauma and abuse, and coping with life changes such as separation or career shifts.

As a foster carer for many years Millie has experience with teenagers who have faced emotional, physical or sexual harm. That background informs an understanding of attachment, adoption and foster care issues, and the pressures carers face.

In sessions Millie aims to be practical and straightforward. She will help set small, achievable goals and use discussion and CBT techniques to build coping strategies. If the match does not feel right she encourages people to seek a better fit rather than stay in therapy that feels unhelpful.

How therapy methods translate online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, empathy and following what you bring to each session. The counsellor aims to create a space where your concerns are heard and where you set the agenda for the work. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, uses structured exercises and practical tools to notice patterns of thinking and try different behaviours that can reduce distress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Millie will discuss goals and preferences with each person and help choose whether a more reflective client-centred stance or a CBT-based plan is most useful. That decision is collaborative and can change as therapy progresses.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so check the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also allow people to use quieter surroundings or avoid being on camera if that helps. Registered and accredited professionals can adapt client-centred listening or CBT exercises to remote sessions, focusing on practical steps and clear goals that fit everyday life.