Counsellor profile
May Brown, BACP
Counsellor - family and grief support
See online counselling options- Attachment-based work
- Client-centred sessions
- DBT skills
About May
Counsellor May Brown is a BACP member with eight years of experience. She works with family issues, grief, self esteem, depression, anxiety and related concerns. She practises in the United Kingdom and offers support for relationship and parenting challenges as listed in her profile.
May uses humanistic and attachment-informed ideas in sessions. She takes a client-centred approach, so the conversation is shaped around what the person brings. She also draws on dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), narrative and existential ideas to help people notice patterns and make clearer choices.
In sessions she helps people talk through life changes, stress, career strain and experiences of trauma and abuse. She also supports those facing multicultural concerns, prejudice and discrimination, and immigration-related difficulties. Practical coping skills and exploring personal values are part of the work she offers.
May has experience working in acute mental health settings, running one-to-one and group work. That background informs how she structures sessions and offers a steady, direct approach to clinical issues like bipolar symptoms, compassion fatigue and grief.
She invites people who are new to therapy as well as those with past experience. The first step is a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a session. Information about session cost varies with location and uses a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
Therapeutic approaches and how online counselling works
May draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. That approach helps when trust, closeness or repeated relational reactions are a problem. She also uses client-centred methods which focus on the person’s concerns and pace, letting the individual lead what is discussed.Dialectical behaviour therapy, or DBT, is used to teach clear skills for managing strong emotions and improving coping. DBT can be useful for stress, anger, relationship strain and difficult mood swings. These approaches are offered as ways of understanding problems and trying practical steps to handle them better.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options with the client and agree what to try based on their needs and preferences. This is a collaborative process and may combine more than one method over time.
Confirm the session formats before booking, as the profile does not list specific delivery methods. Ask about the available options when you complete the short matching questionnaire. Online sessions can make fitting counselling into a busy week easier by reducing travel time and allowing shorter check-ins or sessions outside usual hours, depending on what is offered.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She works with family issues, grief, self esteem, depression, anxiety and related areas listed in her profile.
What is her style in sessions?
She uses a client-centred style and draws on attachment ideas, DBT, narrative and existential approaches to guide the work.
How much experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience, including work in acute mental health settings and running one-to-one and group sessions.
Which professional body is she registered with?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK book sessions?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule 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.