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Ceri Parry, BACP

Ceri Parry is a counsellor and psychotherapist who blends trauma-focused work with practical, person-centred methods.

About Ceri

Ceri Parry is a counsellor and psychotherapist who blends trauma-focused work with practical, person-centred methods. She holds BACP registration with five years of clinical experience and a background in nursing that informs her approach. Ceri speaks English and offers sessions to people in the United Kingdom and internationally.

Ceri uses straightforward, evidence-informed tools such as cognitive behavioural techniques and dialectical strategies to help with anxiety, depression and stress. She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at relationship patterns and intimacy difficulties.

Background and approach

Sessions are conversational and goal-focused, so people leave with clear steps to try between meetings. Her clinical experience includes work in acute hospitals, community and primary care, plus time in adult mental health services managing caseloads and staff. That healthcare background shapes a practical style aimed at making therapy manageable alongside life commitments.

She has also facilitated group work in addiction settings. Ceri helps with a wide range of concerns. These include trauma and abuse, addictions, eating issues, grief, sleep problems, parenting stresses, career and life transitions, and self‑esteem.

She also supports people with chronic illness, caregiver stress and complex mood presentations such as bipolar disorder. Therapy can combine coaching and motivational interviewing with longer-term psychotherapeutic work. Ceri encourages people to set small, achievable goals and to build skills for coping and emotional regulation.

She will collaborate with each person to choose the pace and focus that suit them best.

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Body	Registration number	Expires
BACP	383097	March 2026

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Sessions and payment

Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Ceri lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Trauma and abuse
Eating disorders
Depression
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Aging and geriatric issues
Antisocial personality
Attachment issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Avoidant personality
Blended family issues
Body image
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Drug and alcohol addiction
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Fertility issues
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hearing impaired
Hoarding
Hospice and end-of-life counselling
Immigration issues
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Intellectual disability
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Narcissism
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Paranoia
Personality disorders
Phobias
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Prejudice and discrimination
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexuality
Smoking / vaping cessation
Social anxiety and phobia
Somatization
Traumatic brain injury
Trichotillomania
Visually impaired
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Ways of working Ceri names

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Approach-driven therapy online

Trauma-focused work helps people understand how past harm affects present feelings and reactions. It can include stabilisation, grounding and exploring coping strategies to manage flashbacks, nightmares or strong emotional responses. Attachment-based therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early bonds shape trust and intimacy; it helps people recognise repeated patterns and try new ways of relating.

Ceri combines these approaches with client-centred listening to make therapy collaborative. She will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try out approaches that suit those aims. Deciding which method to use is a process done together, not a one-size-fits-all decision.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video works well for deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions fit shorter check-ins or times with lower bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief updates, coaching-style tasks or when writing things down feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family or health commitments.

Frequently asked

What concerns does this counsellor help with?

Ceri supports people with stress, anxiety, depression and trauma-related issues. She also works with addictions, eating and body image problems, grief, sleep difficulties, parenting strains and relationship or intimacy concerns.

What is Ceri's therapeutic style?

Her style mixes person-centred conversation with cognitive behavioural tools and dialectical techniques. The aim is practical work in sessions plus clear steps to practise between meetings.

What kind of experience does she bring?

Ceri has five years of therapy experience and over 15 years working as a nurse across acute hospitals, community and primary care. She has also worked in adult mental health services and addiction group work.

What credential is listed and where is she based?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Her practice is based in the United Kingdom and she works with clients in that region.

Which languages are offered for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English for both domestic and international clients.

How are sessions delivered?

Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. These formats offer flexibility to suit different schedules and preferences.

How are sessions paid for?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.