Christine Gooddy

Christine Gooddy is a counsellor who uses a person-centred, adaptable approach to help people manage strong emotions and difficult life events. She has 13 years of experience supporting adult survivors of historic abuse and also works one to one with people dealing with depression, grief and relationship strain. Christine holds BACP registration, which appears as her listed credential and indicates professional affiliation in the United Kingdom.

She begins by listening and creating a calm space where people can talk through what matters most to them. Christine uses Client-Centred Therapy as a base and brings in other methods when they suit the person’s needs. This flexible way of working aims to match the tools used to the issues a person brings, such as anger, trauma or low self-esteem.

A lot of Christine’s practice focuses on trauma and the emotional fallout that follows. She has undertaken additional training to better understand how the mind and body respond to past harm, and she draws on that learning in sessions. Her experience includes group work with adult survivors alongside individual counselling.

People who meet her often find practical steps and coping strategies helpful, because Christine combines reflective conversation with techniques aimed at managing mood and behaviour. She speaks from personal experience of depression and the recovery path, which she uses to empathise with others without assuming the same journey will fit everyone.

If someone is considering working with her, the usual next step is to complete the site’s matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability. Christine works in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English.

How her approaches work in online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s experience at the heart of sessions. The counsellor listens closely and follows what matters most to the client, helping them feel heard and understood while they make sense of difficult feelings.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and trying practical techniques to change them. This approach is often used for depression, anxiety, anger and unhelpful coping habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Christine will discuss goals and preferences and then suggest ways of working that suit the person. Decisions about methods are collaborative and can be adjusted as therapy progresses.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time and allowing sessions during a lunch break or between other commitments. It also allows people to choose quieter surroundings or use phone-only check-ins when that better fits the situation. Confirm the current session options and formats before booking so you know which ways of meeting are offered.