Counsellor profile
Guy Illingworth, BACP
Counsellor - trauma and anxiety
See online counselling options- Client-Centred Therapy
- Jungian ideas
- Solution-Focused approach
About Guy
Counsellor Guy Illingworth is a BACP member with four years' experience working in the United Kingdom. He works with a wide range of difficulties, including trauma and abuse, anxiety, stress and depression, and he also supports people facing relationship, family and parenting concerns and questions around sexual expression and intimacy.
Guy trained originally in person-centred counselling and has further study in Jungian psychology and psychodynamic ideas. He draws on client-centred, Jungian and solution-focused approaches to shape sessions. That means he balances listening with some practical steps, and pays attention to personal meaning and patterns.
Sessions aim to be straightforward and direct. He encourages people to talk about what matters to them and looks for small changes that can make daily life easier. Work can cover practical coping strategies, ways to understand recurring feelings, and dealing with grief, addiction or life changes.
Guy also works with issues such as attachment difficulties, body image, care-giver stress, commitment and communication problems, and sexual cultures including BDSM and kink. He includes discussion of career and coaching topics when these link to emotional concerns.
People meet with him to reflect on past experiences and to plan manageable next steps. He prefers a collaborative style that adjusts the level of structure to each person. To begin, he asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
How his approaches shape online counselling
Guy uses client-centred work to place the person's concerns at the centre of sessions. This approach focuses on careful listening, reflecting back what you say, and helping you find your own solutions. It is often useful for anxiety, stress and relationship concerns.He also draws on Jungian ideas which look at personal patterns, symbols and deeper feelings. That way of working can help when people want to understand recurring themes in their life or make sense of intense emotions. Solution-focused methods are used too, which aim to identify small, practical steps and short-term goals to ease daily pressures.
Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the work. He will discuss your needs and preferences and together you decide what to try. The style is collaborative and can shift as your goals change.
The biography does not list which session formats are offered. Please confirm the available online and in-person options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work and family commitments, reduce travel time and allow for a shorter check-in when people need that. Registered or accredited professionals can also use online sessions to continue steady support when life is busy.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does he commonly work with?
He often helps with trauma and abuse, anxiety, stress and depression. He also supports people with relationship, family and intimacy-related issues and questions about sexual expression.
What is his therapeutic style?
He uses a client-centred approach with influences from Jungian psychology and solution-focused work. That means listening closely while also suggesting practical steps to try between sessions.
How much experience does he have?
He has four years' experience working with people presenting with a broad range of issues, including historical trauma and criminal rehabilitation work.
Which professional body is he registered with and where does he practise?
He is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and works in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English. He also accepts international clients.
What session formats does he offer?
The biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options with him before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a course of counselling?
Start by selecting the See online counselling options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.