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Christine Gooddy, BACP

Christine Gooddy is a counsellor who uses a trauma-focused approach alongside client-centred practice.

About Christine

Christine Gooddy is a counsellor who uses a trauma-focused approach alongside client-centred practice. She brings 13 years of experience supporting adults affected by historic abuse and other difficult life events. She writes plainly about recovery and steps people can take toward feeling steadier again.

Christine combines a person-centred foundation with other methods to suit each person she meets. Sessions are shaped around what an individual needs rather than a fixed formula.

Background and approach

She listens for how past events affect current feelings, thoughts and physical responses, and works with clients on practical ways to respond differently. Having lived through depression herself, Christine uses that experience to relate to clients without assuming she knows their story. She outlines coping strategies she has used and adapts them to fit each client’s life and preferences.

She aims to quiet harsh self-criticism and build more helpful routines. Much of her work focusses on trauma and the emotional difficulties that can follow. She has undertaken further study into the mind-body links that shape our reactions, and brings that understanding into sessions through paced, steady work.

Clients are encouraged to name the effects of trauma and try small, manageable changes. Christine describes her style as calm and compassionate. She values a genuine connection in therapy and invites people to try different approaches until they find what helps.

To start, she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions that suit their availability.

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Body	Registration number	Expires
BACP	377834	February 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

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Ways of working Christine names

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Trauma-aware approaches and online sessions

Christine offers trauma-focused therapy and client-centred work in online formats. Trauma-focused therapy looks at how past harm continues to affect thoughts, emotions and the body, and supports people to build new ways of coping. Client-centred therapy places the person's own experience at the heart of sessions, offering empathic listening and collaboration to help people find their own solutions.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. Christine will talk with each person about their history, goals and preferences and decide together which methods to try. She adapts pace and techniques so the work feels manageable and respectful of how each person responds.

Online therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to give practical flexibility. Video lets people use visual cues and fuller conversations, phone can be easier with limited bandwidth, live chat is useful for short check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caregiving and other commitments.

Frequently asked

What kinds of concerns can Christine help with?

She works with trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship and family worries, anger, self-esteem, career changes and coping with life transitions. Additional areas include postpartum depression, sexual assault and survivor issues.

How would you describe the therapy style?

Sessions are client-centred with trauma-focused elements and use cognitive behavioural ideas when helpful. The emphasis is on listening, pacing work and trying practical strategies that suit each person.

What experience does the counsellor have?

Christine has 13 years of experience working with adult survivors of historic abuse and with a wide range of clients in one-to-one and group settings.

What credentials and region are relevant?

She is registered with BACP, which is listed as her credential. Her practice is based in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Therapy can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.

How are fees or payment structured?

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

How do I begin working with Christine?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability.