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Louise Waterfall, BACP

Louise Waterfall is a counsellor who blends practical listening with body-aware work.

About Louise

Louise Waterfall is a counsellor who blends practical listening with body-aware work. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and relationship or intimacy concerns. Louise holds BACP accreditation and brings 12 years of experience to her practice in the United Kingdom.

Her sessions are aimed at helping people understand what they need next. She uses client-centred conversations so people feel heard. She also helps clients notice how thoughts and feelings show up in the body through somatic awareness.

Background and approach

Louise pays attention to attachment and abandonment issues, and to problems like codependency, communication difficulties and commitment worries. She works with eating and body-image concerns, anger, caregiver strain and compassion fatigue. The goal is to find small, usable steps that make life easier day to day.

Her approach is influenced by existential ideas about meaning and choice. That helps when people face big life changes, grief or questions about purpose. In practice this means talking through values, choices and practical ways to move forward.

Sessions often include guided visualisation, gentle gesture work and self-empathy exercises. These methods are used alongside open conversation to help people notice patterns and try new responses. The work is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.

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BACP	357285	May 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 Louise lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Self esteem
Addictions
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Depression
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
Abandonment
Attachment issues
Avoidant personality
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hospice and end-of-life counselling
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Mood disorders
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality

Ways of working Louise names

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Therapeutic approaches and online support

Louise combines client-centred work with somatic and existential ideas so the therapy can fit the whole person. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, empathy and following what matters most to the client; it helps when you need a steady, supportive space to talk things through. Somatic Therapy pays attention to bodily signals and gentle movement or breath work to help with trauma, anxiety and stress. Existential Therapy looks at meaning, choice and values to help when people face big life shifts or feel stuck.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Louise will collaborate with each person to decide which methods suit their goals and comfort level. She adapts the pace and mix of talking, body-awareness and reflective exercises as the relationship develops.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow visual connection and guided exercises, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or for simpler check-ins, and live chat or text messaging can fit quick reflections or times when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caregiving or travel and allow continuity for people who are not local to the therapist.

Frequently asked

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and relationship or intimacy issues, plus concerns like body image, eating difficulties and caregiver stress.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Sessions are primarily client-centred with an emphasis on listening and empathy. She also uses somatic awareness and existential ideas about meaning to guide the work.

What experience does she bring?

She has 12 years of practice working with a wide range of emotional and relational concerns and applies that experience to short- and longer-term work.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.

Can I have sessions in another language or from abroad?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What formats are available for sessions?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and practical needs.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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