Teresa Readhead, BACP

Teresa Readhead is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has seven years of experience working with people facing stress, anxiety, addiction difficulties, family conflict and grief. Teresa aims to make the first step less daunting by offering steady support as people look for a more fulfilling life.

Her approach begins with making space to talk honestly about what is worrying someone. She creates a non-judgemental environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared and noticed. Teresa uses listening and gentle questioning to help people understand patterns that cause pain or hold them back.

Teresa draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships shape current feelings. She also uses client-centred ways of working that put the person’s priorities at the centre of each session. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used when helpful to spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviours.

She works with a wide range of concerns from low mood and bipolar depression to issues with sleep, eating, intimacy and career stress. Additional focus areas include abandonment, caregiving stress, chronic illness and body image. Teresa also supports people dealing with ADHD, autism and communication problems.

Sessions aim to be practical and achievable. Teresa balances talking and active strategies so people leave with clearer steps to try between meetings. She encourages collaboration and adapts pacing to suit each person’s needs.

How Teresa’s approaches work in online counselling

Teresa uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships influence current feelings and connection patterns. This approach can help when past losses or relationship wounds keep showing up in everyday life.

She also uses client-centred methods that place the person’s priorities at the heart of sessions. That means the caller’s goals and pace guide what happens, and the counsellor follows the person’s lead while offering reflective feedback.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Teresa will discuss different ways of working and agree what feels most useful for someone’s goals, needs and preferences. That choice is collaborative and can change as progress is made.

The original biography does not specify which online session formats are provided, so please confirm available formats before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes sessions accessible to people living further away or in different regions, while allowing the therapist and client to focus on practical steps and coping strategies that transfer into daily life.