Robert Winstanley, BACP
Robert Winstanley is a BACP counsellor with nine years' experience helping people navigate difficult life moments.
About Robert
Robert Winstanley is a BACP counsellor with nine years' experience helping people navigate difficult life moments. He prioritises respect, honesty and freedom of choice in his work. Sessions aim to balance emotion and practical problem-solving so clients can make changes that fit their lives.
He uses a person-centred way of working, focused on listening and responding to what each person brings. He also draws on Egan's Skilled Helper Model to structure sessions when people want clear steps forward.
Background and approach
That mix means conversations can be both supportive and action-oriented. Robert has worked in the NHS and employee assistance programmes across England and Ireland since 2016. He has supported people with depression, anxiety, work-related stress, bereavement and relationship concerns.
He has experience with people from diverse cultural and neurodiverse backgrounds. He also provides Critical Incident Stress Management debriefs and travels to workplaces around the UK to support those affected by traumatic events. In these situations he focuses on helping people process what happened and identify immediate coping steps.
In a typical course of work Robert helps people talk through feelings, try small practical changes and review how those changes land. He aims to help clients set boundaries, build healthier routines and find clearer ways to communicate. The approach is collaborative and tailored to each person's goals.
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 278623 | October 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 Robert lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Robert names
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Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Robert works with Trauma-Focused Therapy to help people process distressing events and manage their reactions in practical ways. This approach focuses on understanding the impact of past events and building skills to cope with reminders and upsetting memories.He also uses a Client-Centred approach which places the person's experience at the heart of the conversation. That means sessions often begin with open listening, helping people feel heard before moving towards change.
Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and together decide whether a trauma-focused route, a person-centred conversation, or a solution-focused plan fits best. Plans are reviewed and adjusted as needs change.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and clearer non-verbal cues. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier around work breaks. Live chat and text messaging suit short check-ins, ongoing notes between sessions or people who prefer typing to talking.
These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or travel and to maintain momentum between meetings with brief messages or check-ins.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Robert address?
He works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and career difficulties, addictions, trauma and abuse, and concerns around self-esteem and intimacy.
What is his counselling style?
He combines a person-centred approach with Egan's Skilled Helper Model to offer warm listening plus practical steps. Sessions can be reflective or task-focused depending on what a person needs.
How much experience does he have?
He has nine years' experience working in the NHS and employee assistance programmes across England and Ireland since 2016.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is BACP registered and practises from the United Kingdom, with experience providing workplace debriefs around the UK.
Can I work with him if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients, subject to scheduling and local considerations.
In what formats are sessions available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
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 therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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