- Years in practice
- 3
- Registration
- NCPS
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Gillian
Gillian Overton is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience and an NCPS credential. She supports people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief or trauma. She also helps those facing relationship strain, parenting challenges and life changes that feel hard to manage.
Gillian creates a calm space where thoughts and feelings can be spoken about without judgement. She listens carefully and responds with warmth and practical guidance.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to help people understand what matters to them and build small, usable ways to feel steadier day to day. Before training as a counsellor she lived and worked overseas for many years, including time in North America. Her earlier roles included work in the diplomatic service, the financial sector and as a special education teacher.
She draws on that lived experience to relate to different life stages and workplace pressures. Her approach blends several established methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-focused ideas, client-centred listening, dialectical behaviour skills and narrative techniques. These are used to help with things like panic, low mood, trouble sleeping, feeling empty or struggling with relationships.
Gillian aims to help people build clearer values, more helpful habits and stronger self-compassion. She works collaboratively to find what fits each person, helping them take practical steps toward a life that feels more authentic and manageable.
What Gillian works with
Everything Gillian lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Gillian helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Dissociation
- Emptiness
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Gillian lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters most and take small steps toward those values, even when difficult thoughts and feelings are present. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and navigating major life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence current patterns and helps people develop safer ways of relating to others and themselves. This approach is often helpful for relationship strain, attachment issues and feelings of loneliness.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Gillian will discuss different ways of working and choose methods that match your goals and preferences. The plan is collaborative and can change as progress is made or new priorities arise.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, so people can pick what fits their routine. Video calls let you use visual cues for a fuller conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for short check-ins and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare and travel.
Questions people ask about Gillian
What concerns does Gillian address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and a range of parenting and relationship difficulties, along with sleep problems and anger.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and non-judgemental, focusing on listening closely and offering practical steps that fit everyday life.
What is her professional background?
Gillian has three years of professional experience and worked previously in the diplomatic service, finance and special education before training as a counsellor.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She holds NCPS and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Gillian works online using video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging.
How are sessions charged?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule a session according to therapist availability.
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