- Years in practice
- 12
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Louise
Louise Waterfall is a counsellor who uses client-centred, existential and somatic approaches to help people make sense of difficult moments. She works in English and brings 12 years of experience to conversations about stress, anxiety, grief and parenting concerns. Louise holds BACP accreditation and is based in the United Kingdom.
Her style is practical and grounded. Sessions aim to clarify what matters to the person and identify small, doable steps forward.
Background and approach
She invites self-empathy exercises that use body awareness, gesture and guided imagination to help people notice how they feel in the moment. Louise often supports people facing loss, relationship strain, addiction challenges or changes at work. She also helps those dealing with attachment wounds, body image struggles, guilt and issues around caregiving and ending relationships.
The work is suited to people who want to understand recurring patterns and try different ways of responding. Sessions begin by finding the client’s current priorities. From there Louise and the client map out short-term goals and practical methods to test between sessions.
The somatic elements are woven into talk work so people can connect thinking and bodily experience. Therapy may include exercises in self-empathy, visualisation and movement-based noticing. These are taught in-session and can be adapted for practice at home.
The overall aim is clearer direction and more choice about next steps.
What Louise works with
Everything Louise lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Louise helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
Approaches Louise lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Louise's approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on meeting people where they are. The therapist listens without judgement and helps clients clarify their own goals and values. This approach suits worries about self-esteem, relationships and parenting where someone needs time to be heard and to find their own direction.Existential Therapy looks at meaning, choice and responsibility in life. It helps when someone faces major change, grief or questions about purpose. Conversations can surface what matters most and what small changes might make life feel more manageable.
Somatic Therapy brings attention to bodily signals and simple practices that help ground emotions. That can include breath work, gentle movement and noticing sensations to connect feelings and thoughts. It is useful for trauma, anxiety and for people who find words alone are not enough.
Choosing the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Louise will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences. She adapts exercises so they work in real life and between sessions.
Online formats offer flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and guided somatic exercises. Phone sessions work well for shorter check-ins or when video is not convenient. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quick reflections, between-session check-ins or people who prefer writing. Together these options make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare and day-to-day life.
Questions people ask about Louise
What issues does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression and parenting concerns, along with relationship, career and eating-related issues.
How would you describe Louise's therapy style?
Her work combines client-centred listening with existential reflection and somatic awareness to link feelings, thoughts and bodily experience.
What experience does she bring?
Louise has practised for 12 years, using short-term and embodied methods to help people find clarity and practical next steps.
Where is she based and what credentials does she hold?
She is based in the United Kingdom and holds BACP accreditation as listed in her profile.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients who can work in that language.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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