About Geraldine
Geraldine Houston is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with eight years of professional experience. She offers supportive, person-centred conversations and works to create a respectful space for people to talk about difficult issues. Geraldine emphasises compassion and sensitivity while helping people take the first steps towards change.
Her work covers a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem and relationship and intimacy-related issues.
Background and approach
She also supports people dealing with parenting strains, career stress, ADHD and mood disorders, and those facing issues linked to LGBT identity. Additional focuses include bereavement and end-of-life care, domestic violence, fertility and cancer-related worries. Geraldine adapts the way she talks and plans therapy to suit each person’s needs.
That can mean steady, practical steps for coping with life changes or more focused conversations about past hurt and anger. She helps clients set clear goals and checks in on progress as therapy continues. She holds BACP registration, which reflects professional membership with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Geraldine draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques and aims to match the approach to the issue at hand. Her manner is warm and encouraging, and she aims to empower people to make changes at their own pace. To begin, clients follow the site's matching and scheduling process to arrange an initial appointment.
What Geraldine works with
Everything Geraldine lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Geraldine is listed here; the rest shows what else Geraldine works with.
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Cancer
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
How evidence-based approaches work online
Geraldine uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide her work. One common approach involves structured conversations that help people identify unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and try different ways of responding. This can be useful for anxiety, depression and coping with life changes.Another approach focuses on processing past trauma and painful experiences through paced, supportive dialogue. That kind of work aims to reduce the hold of upsetting memories and to build better strategies for managing strong emotions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Geraldine will discuss different options with each person and adapt methods as needs, goals and preferences become clearer. She works with clients to set practical goals and checks in regularly to see how the approach is working.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available ways to meet before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow a shorter, more frequent check-in if needed. It can also help people who live far from services or who prefer not to travel, while the therapist and client agree together how best to arrange appointments.
Questions people ask about Geraldine
What kinds of problems does Geraldine help with?
She works with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, grief, low self-esteem, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and parenting strains.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and person-centred, focusing on compassion and sensitivity while tailoring conversations and plans to each person’s needs.
How much experience does she have?
Geraldine has eight years of professional work experience in the United Kingdom.
What professional credential does she hold?
She is registered with the BACP, which stands for the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are accepted; confirm any scheduling or regional considerations when booking.
How are session formats arranged?
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current session options before booking.
How does the cost and booking work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time; use the Start Therapy button and the short matching questionnaire to schedule.
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