Rob Millist , BACP, NCPS

Rob Millist is a counsellor and coach with professional credentials BACP and NCPS, indicating membership and qualification in recognised counselling and psychotherapy bodies. With seven years of experience, he combines clinical training with practical coaching skills to support clients across a range of concerns, from anxiety and depression to relationship and identity issues.

Rob has worked in both one-to-one and corporate settings and serves as a regular counsellor for Youthline UK, Mind and PAWS. He describes his style as a head-and-heart approach, blending thoughtful exploration with practical techniques to help clients feel welcomed and empowered. Grounding exercises and short skills-based interventions are often introduced to assist with everyday emotional stress.

Initial consultations are 50 minutes to allow for a full review of presenting issues, goals, and a monthly Wellbeing Score that he uses to track progress. Ongoing sessions are typically 45 minutes. In addition to scheduled sessions, Rob reviews messages and voicenotes during the week to maintain continuity between appointments.

He invites clients to set the pace for therapy and aims to collaborate on clear goals that support self-growth, confidence building, and improved coping. The practice emphasises practical steps alongside emotional exploration to help clients move toward their goals.

Integrating therapeutic approaches into online care

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationship patterns affect emotional responses and interpersonal trust. In practice this approach helps clients explore relationship dynamics, abandonment and attachment issues, and supports work on intimacy and family relationships.

Client-Centered Therapy places the client's experience at the heart of the work, offering empathy, acceptance, and active listening so clients can clarify values and make decisions. This approach is well suited to issues like self-esteem, identity exploration, and coping with life changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers practical strategies to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, commonly used for anxiety, depression, stress, and sleep or eating-related concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist works collaboratively with clients to identify priorities, trial methods, and adjust the plan according to the client's needs, goals, and preferences.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or mobility limitations. These options allow continuity between appointments, make scheduling easier across different routines, and enable ongoing review of messages or voicenotes between sessions to support steady progress.