Margaret Wilde , BACP

Margaret Wilde is a therapeutic counsellor based in the United Kingdom who brings eight years of direct counselling experience together with a prior fifteen years working in mental health and learning disability services. She specialises in trauma recovery and supports people navigating stress, anxiety, relationships, grief, addiction and a wide range of life changes. Margaret holds the BACP credential - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - reflecting her commitment to recognised professional standards.

Her practice is pluralistic, drawing on several evidence-based methods to create a tailored programme for each person she works with. She integrates psychodynamic insight, person-centred listening, cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness practices, selecting approaches that best fit an individual’s goals and preferences. This flexible orientation means sessions can be practical and skills-focused or more exploratory and reflective depending on what the client needs.

Margaret aims to provide a non-judgemental space where emotions, relationships, behavioural patterns and the origins of beliefs can be explored. She listens deeply to understand each person’s experience and offers reflective feedback to help reveal different perspectives and pathways forward. By increasing self-awareness and working on self-esteem, patterns and coping strategies, she supports people to build healthier relationships with themselves and move toward the life they want.

Whether a person prefers quieter exploration of their past, guided work on specific patterns, or interactive strategies to manage day-to-day difficulties, Margaret adapts her approach to be led by the client’s goals and preferences. Her practice is focused on collaboration, clarity and steady progress toward meaningful change.

Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care

Margaret draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people clarify what matters to them and develop practical steps toward a valued life - a helpful approach for anxiety, depression and difficulty coping with change. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to explore how early relationship patterns influence current connections and emotional responses, supporting work with relationship difficulties, abandonment concerns and family of origin issues. Client-Centered Therapy (person-centred) creates a supportive, non-directive environment where the therapist follows the client’s lead to deepen self-understanding and build self-esteem.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey and Margaret works collaboratively to identify what fits best with each client’s needs, goals and preferences. She combines methods when helpful and adapts the pace and focus so the work remains aligned with what the person wants to achieve.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit therapy into busy lives or to access support from home. These formats enable regular contact, a range of interaction styles from spoken sessions to written reflection, and the ability to continue progress even when circumstances change, while working alongside licensed professionals and therapists who tailor the process to each individual.