Asta Brandes

Asta Brandes is a counsellor accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) with six years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem and career-related struggles. She listens for strengths and works alongside clients to build practical steps towards change.

She believes people are the experts in their own stories and draws on that knowledge during sessions. Conversations aim to identify what is getting in the way and to try small, achievable changes. Sessions are straightforward and focused on real-life problems like workplace pressure, panic attacks or relationship tension.

Asta uses a mix of empathetic listening and active goal-setting. The approach blends client-centred support with techniques that help clarify values and priorities. This can be useful for people wrestling with life purpose, midlife choices or major transitions.

Her work also touches on attachment and abandonment concerns, communication and control issues, and the stress of caregiving. She supports people facing separation, impulsivity, money worries and questions around sexuality and women’s issues. Sessions aim to reduce overwhelm and increase confidence to take next steps.

Conversations can be held in English or German. She practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with BACP. If you want to start, use the site’s Start Therapy button to complete the short matching questionnaire and arrange sessions according to availability.

How her approaches shape online counselling

Asta uses client-centred work to focus on what matters most to the person in front of her. That means listening carefully, reflecting back what she hears and helping clients find their own answers. This approach is helpful for building confidence and tackling self-esteem or anger reactions.

She also draws on existential ideas that look at values and life choices. These conversations can help when someone is reassessing career direction, life purpose or facing a midlife crossroads. Exploring meaning often makes practical decisions easier to make.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Asta will discuss the different ways she works and decide together which mix fits a person’s needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative planning can be revisited as progress is made and priorities change.

Please confirm the current session options before booking as formats are not specified in the biography. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work, childcare or travel. It can reduce time spent commuting and allow for shorter check-ins on busy days, while keeping the focus on practical steps and conversational change.