Teresa Readhead, BACP

Teresa Readhead is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has seven years of professional experience and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief and difficult family matters. Teresa concentrates on thoughts and everyday habits that shape how people cope, and she supports work around addictions, self-esteem and life changes.

She aims to create an open, non-judgemental space where clients can talk about feelings and patterns. Teresa listens for the stories and beliefs that get in the way of day-to-day life. She then helps people notice small changes they can try between sessions.

Her approach draws on a mix of attachment-based ideas, client-centred listening, cognitive work and mindfulness. That means sessions can include looking at past relationships, clarifying current thoughts, and practising simple awareness exercises. Narrative elements help people reframe difficult experiences into a clearer story.

Teresa also supports practical concerns such as sleep, eating, parenting strain and workplace stress. She works with issues related to identity, including LGBT matters, and with long-term conditions like chronic illness and caregiver stress. Her aim is to help people build routines that make daily life more manageable.

To begin, she encourages a gentle first step - describing the problem, what matters now, and what a better week might look like. From there she and the client set goals and try approaches that suit the person’s pace and needs.

How her approaches translate to online work

Attachment-based ideas focus on how early relationships shape current patterns, and online sessions can explore these connections through reflective conversation and relationship-focused questions. Client-centred work puts the person’s voice first, with the counsellor listening deeply and following what matters most in each session. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and actions, offering straightforward experiments and exercises that can be practised between sessions and reviewed together.

Finding the best approach is part of the work. Teresa will discuss what feels most useful and try different methods as needed. That collaboration helps shape goals, pace and the mix of practical exercises and longer reflection.

The practical benefits of online therapy often include easier fitting of sessions into busy days and fewer journeys to appointments. Some people find short, focused check-ins helpful when time is tight; others prefer longer conversations. Confirm the current session formats and scheduling options before booking to make sure they match your needs.