Counsellor profile
Wendy Herriott, BACP
Counsellor - Grief and loss support
See online counselling options- Client-Centred approach
- Telephone counselling
- Online counselling
About Wendy
Counsellor Wendy Herriott BACP has four years' experience supporting people in the United Kingdom with grief, stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, depression and coping with life changes. She offers a calm, listening approach and works mainly with adults who are mourning a loss. Sessions are available by telephone or online according to the original biography and the therapist's published practice.
Wendy trained at Waverley Abbey College and was awarded a Diploma of Higher Education in Counselling from Middlesex University. She also holds a Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling. She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Her main way of working is integrative, with a client-centred emphasis. That means some sessions look back at past experiences, and some focus on how thoughts, feelings, behaviour and the body link together. The work follows what the client wants to focus on rather than a fixed script.
Wendy describes her practice as welcoming and inclusive. She set up Saam Counselling Services - Saam means together in Afrikaans - to reflect a collaborative relationship in counselling. She volunteers with a local bereavement and loss support service in Stafford, which informs much of her experience with grief.
In sessions she listens for the story behind the difficulty and helps people begin to process loss and change. Practical pacing and gentle reflection are used to help people clarify what matters and consider next steps. The therapist asks new clients to use the site matching process to arrange an initial appointment.
Client-centred and integrative work for online counselling
Client-centred therapy focuses on the person in front of the counsellor. It uses active listening and reflection so the client can make sense of their feelings. This approach is often used for concerns such as anxiety, low mood and relationship strain where being heard helps clarify what matters.Integrative counselling combines ideas from different ways of working. Some sessions may look at past events and how they affect present thinking and behaviour. Other sessions may pay attention to bodily experience and simple, practical steps to manage stress and grief.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals and preferences and agree together on what to try. That makes the plan flexible and responsive to how someone is feeling across sessions.
The original biography states Wendy offers telephone and online counselling, so please confirm the current session options before booking. Online or telephone sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work or family life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals often use remote sessions to maintain continuity of support when meeting in person is difficult.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she often help with?
She works with grief, stress, anxiety, relationship problems, depression and coping with life changes.
What style of counselling does she use?
Her work is integrative with a client-centred emphasis, mixing attention to past experiences and present thoughts, feelings and behaviour.
How long has she practised?
She has four years' experience working as a counsellor.
Is she a member of a professional body and where does she practise?
She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are offered in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can she see clients outside the UK?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography mentions online and telephone counselling; confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions arranged and paid for?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, use the See online counselling options button, complete the 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.