Gwennie Lewis , NCPS

Gwennie Lewis is a down-to-earth and compassionate integrative counselling psychotherapist based in the United Kingdom. She brings six years of professional experience supporting people through challenges such as trauma and abuse, relationship difficulties, parenting and foster care concerns, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, stress, addictions, grief, and a wide range of life transitions. She combines psychotherapy with person-centred methods and cognitive behavioural techniques to help clients understand how past experiences connect to present feelings and behaviours, and to build confidence in managing emotions and relationships.

Gwennie creates an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be shared and explored. She values mutual trust and aims to ensure that clients feel both listened to and genuinely heard. Many clients find it powerful when links between earlier life events and current patterns become clear, and Gwennie helps guide those discoveries while supporting practical decisions that feel right for each person.

Her training includes a Level 5 Professional Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling, a Level 3 Certificate in Integrated Counselling, a Level 3 Diploma in Psychoanalytical Psychology, and a certificate in CBT for depression, anxiety, panic attacks and phobias. She holds individual membership with NCPS, the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society, and organisational membership with BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She has also contributed to her community through board service and spent around ten years as a foster mother. Gwennie is not currently accepting new clients.

Integrative approaches and online support

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape expectations and emotional responses in adult life. It helps people explore attachment patterns that affect intimacy, trust, and relationship dynamics, which can be especially useful for those dealing with abandonment, adoption, or attachment issues.

Client-Centred Therapy emphasises a warm, accepting therapeutic relationship where the client leads the pace and focus of sessions. This approach supports self-exploration, self-esteem, and the development of personal insight, making it a good fit for people facing life changes, low confidence, or caregiving stress.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, works by identifying and gently challenging unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and introducing practical strategies to manage anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and stress. It is often used alongside other approaches to produce tangible coping skills.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Gwennie will work with each person to understand their needs, goals, and preferences and adapt methods that best support progress. The therapist-client relationship guides which techniques are emphasised and how they are combined.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, allowing sessions to fit around work, family, and daily life. These options increase accessibility and make it possible to maintain continuity of care even when schedules or circumstances change.