Peter Bramhill, BACP

Peter Bramhill is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and major life changes. He works with issues such as depression, addiction, grief, trauma, intimacy concerns and challenges linked to parenting and career. Peter presents a calm, accepting manner and focuses on helping clients make practical changes they can carry into daily life.

He uses a mix of approaches rather than a single method. Sessions are rooted in person-centred principles that put the client's experience first. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used to spot and shift unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns.

Attachment-based ideas inform how he looks at relationships and patterns from the past that affect the present. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) tools are used to build psychological flexibility and clarify what matters to each person. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) elements help people understand feelings and repair emotional connections where needed.

Across eight years in therapeutic roles, Peter has worked with a wide range of concerns including ADHD, autism, eating and sleeping problems, chronic illness and caregiver stress. His background also includes compassion-focused approaches that emphasise self‑kindness during difficult emotions.

Sessions aim to be straightforward and collaborative. Peter invites clients to talk through their life story, notice patterns, and practise small changes between sessions. He asks people to check the Start Therapy button and complete a short questionnaire to begin the matching process.

How therapy approaches adapt to online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings and to commit to actions that match their values. It can help with anxiety, depression and coping with life transitions by focusing on what matters. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and teaches practical exercises to change them, which often suits problems like panic, low mood and insomnia. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns influence current connections and can support people working through intimacy and trust issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss different methods and tailor the plan to the client's goals, circumstances and preferences. This is a shared process where techniques are tried, reviewed and adjusted together.

Confirm the available session options before booking as the biography does not list formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week and reduce travel time. It can also allow for shorter check-ins when needed, or sessions without video if that is more comfortable. Registered or accredited professionals, including therapists trained in ACT and CBT, will discuss practical arrangements and which approach is likely to help most.