About Cecile
Cecile Terrelonge is a counsellor with 18 years of practice who offers person-centred support to people seeking clearer ways to cope. She places each person at the centre of sessions and aims to help them speak openly about what matters.
Cecile describes counselling as a space to be heard without interruption or judgement and focuses on what clients can do next rather than on labels. Her work covers short-term and longer-term support, with most sessions lasting 50 minutes and usually held at the same day and time each week.
Background and approach
She is able to accommodate people who work shifts and will agree schedule changes in advance. Cecile has experience offering online and telephone counselling as well as face-to-face meetings, reflecting a range of ways people prefer to connect.
Cecile built part of her career developing a voluntary youth counselling service for 11 to 25 year olds, helping young people find relief from distress and promoting wellbeing. More recently she has supported LGBT people through work with The Black Trans Foundation and by appearing on the Gendered Intelligence directory.
She completed a two-day course on working alongside trans, gender diverse and questioning people as part of that work. Her practice addresses many concerns including anxiety, stress, depression, trauma, relationship issues, ADHD, grief, eating and sleeping difficulties, and addiction. She also supports people with attachment and abandonment issues, chronic illness and pain, carer stress, and body image problems.
Cecile aims to tailor therapy to each person’s unique circumstances. Sessions emphasise listening and collaborative decision making. Clients can expect a calm, non-judgemental space to talk through feelings, try new coping strategies, and work towards practical steps for change.
What Cecile works with
Everything Cecile lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Cecile is listed here; the rest shows what else Cecile works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Cecile lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Cecile’s approaches translate to online work
Cecile uses Attachment-Based Therapy to help people understand how early relationships shape current patterns. This approach can help when people struggle with trust, closeness, or repeated relationship difficulties. She also uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy, which focuses on identifying and naming emotions in the moment to improve connection and manage intense feelings. That approach often helps with relationship and intimacy-related issues. Her person-centred stance means sessions begin from the person’s concerns and priorities, with the counsellor following the client’s lead and pace.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Cecile will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. They will choose therapeutic methods collaboratively and adjust them over time as needs change.
Online and telephone counselling are among the delivery methods she has used, so clients can discuss whether remote sessions fit their routine. Confirm the current session options before booking to ensure they match your needs. Online or phone sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, caregiving or travel, allow quicker check-ins on busier days, and reduce time spent travelling to appointments.
Questions people ask about Cecile
What issues does Cecile help people with?
She supports a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, grief, and eating or sleeping difficulties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centred, putting the client at the heart of sessions and focusing on what the person can do next. She aims to listen without judgement and to tailor work to each person.
What background and experience does she have?
Cecile has 18 years of counselling experience and previously set up and managed a voluntary youth counselling service for 11 to 25 year olds.
What professional credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I attend sessions remotely or from overseas?
International clients are not currently accepted; please confirm the current session options before booking if you need remote work within the UK.
How are sessions scheduled and what does it cost?
Sessions are generally 50 minutes on the same day and time each week, and fees vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to begin?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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