Ceri Parry , BACP

Ceri Parry is a registered psychotherapist with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), trained to Masters level and carrying more than 1,000 hours of one-to-one therapy experience. She combines clinical training with a substantial background in nursing, having worked for over 15 years across acute hospitals, community settings, and primary care. That clinical career included senior nursing responsibilities within Adult Mental Health Services, managing caseloads and staff, running clinics at GP surgeries and hospitals, and facilitating group work in the specialist area of addiction at a private hospital.

Ceri works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, eating and body image difficulties, depression, relationship and family issues, grief, parenting and intimacy-related challenges, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes. She also supports people facing abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, attachment and neurodiversity questions, chronic illness and pain, caregiver strain, codependency, and commitment or intimacy struggles. Her approach is informed by research completed during postgraduate study in developmental and cognitive psychology, personality differences, childhood trauma, and social identity, alongside undergraduate work on pain management and the relationship between exercise and depression.

In practice Ceri draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), person-centred methods, trauma-informed work, motivational interviewing, positive psychology, solution-focused techniques, and a biopsychosocial perspective. She offers goal-setting and coaching alongside therapy, and provides focused self-improvement sessions using positive psychology and motivational interviewing when clients prefer practical, change-oriented work. Ceri aims to create a calm, non-judgmental therapeutic space, working at a pace that suits each person and supporting them as they explore change and recovery.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Ceri integrates Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) into online work. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape patterns in current relationships and emotional responses, and it can be useful for attachment concerns, abandonment issues, and relationship difficulties. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on a respectful, empathetic stance where the therapist supports the client to explore their own goals and values, which can help with self-esteem, life transitions, and finding direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) addresses the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviours, offering practical strategies for anxiety, depression, stress, and habit change.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and is treated as a collaborative exploration. Ceri will work with each person to identify which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and will adapt techniques over time as progress unfolds. Licensed professionals guide these choices with the client at the centre.

Online therapy using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for scheduling, allows therapy from home or while travelling, and can make it easier to maintain continuity during life changes. These options enable different ways of communicating so that clients can choose what fits their comfort and day-to-day routines.