Millie Ashton

Millie Ashton is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom. Millie uses a client-centred approach to listen and respond to what a person brings to each session. With 15 years of experience, Millie focuses on practical ways to manage anger, stress and anxiety alongside related concerns such as depression and grief.

Millie has supported people dealing with trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship strain and parenting pressures. She also works with LGBT and gender dysphoria issues and has experience with ADHD and compassion fatigue. Her additional interests include adoption and foster care, attachment issues and caregiving stress.

Her sessions follow a person-centred, client-led style where priorities can shift from session to session. Millie aims to tailor discussion and planning to each person’s needs, often using cognitive behavioural techniques when helpful. She avoids labels and treats people with sensitivity and respect.

Millie draws on many years of direct care experience, including a long period as a foster carer for teenagers who had experienced emotional and physical harm. That background informs how she talks about boundaries, safety and practical coping strategies.

She is clear that counselling takes time and honest effort. Millie encourages clients to reflect and to try different ways of working if progress stalls. Her aim is to support steady, empowering steps toward better coping and calmer responses.

How Millie’s approaches translate to online work

Millie uses a client-centred approach that focuses on what each person brings to the session. This means the conversation follows the person’s priorities and the therapist adjusts to what feels most useful in the moment.

She also draws on cognitive behavioural therapy, which looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions. CBT can be practical for managing anger, anxiety, depression and coping with life changes by building new habits and clearer behaviours.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Millie will discuss aims, try different ways of working, and agree what fits with a person’s goals and preferences. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions to what actually helps.

If you are thinking about online therapy, check which session formats the therapist currently offers before booking. Online options can make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare or travel, and can reduce time spent commuting. Some formats are better for shorter check-ins, while others suit longer therapeutic conversations; confirm the available formats when you arrange sessions so you can select what fits your day.