Robert Winstanley

Robert Winstanley is a BACP counsellor with nine years’ experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, grief and relationship strain. He works in a straightforward, respectful way and focuses on practical steps that make daily life easier. Sessions aim to help people find clearer choices and reduce the weight of emotional difficulties. Robert writes simply and listens carefully to what matters most to each person.

He combines a client-centred outlook with Egan’s Skilled Helper Model to shape sessions around individual needs. That means the room is used to explore feelings and to agree small, achievable actions. He also uses trauma-focused methods when past events are affecting day-to-day life, including critical incident debriefs at workplaces across the UK.

Robert has worked in the NHS and employee assistance services in England and Ireland since 2016. He has supported people with depression, work-related stress, bereavement, addictions and a wide range of other concerns. He has experience with clients from diverse cultural, personal and neurodiverse backgrounds.

In a typical session he helps people talk through what is most pressing, identify practical options and try straightforward strategies between meetings. He pays attention to both emotions and problem-solving. Many clients find this balance helps with chronic problems like sleep, eating, anger or coping with life changes.

People often come for help with career difficulties, parenting strain, intimacy and self-esteem. Robert also offers work on compassion fatigue, ADHD-related challenges and complex issues such as attachment or abandonment. He encourages small, steady changes rather than quick fixes.

How his approaches shape online therapy

Robert works with a client-centred approach that puts the person’s priorities first. Sessions begin by listening to what matters most and helping people set clear goals. Solution-Focused Therapy is also part of his practice and concentrates on small, practical steps that lead to change, which can be useful for stress, work problems and day-to-day coping.

He also uses trauma-focused techniques when past events are getting in the way of everyday life. This can include methods to help process a single critical incident or longer-term trauma reactions so they interfere less with sleep, relationships and work.

Finding the right approach is a shared task. The therapist will discuss what feels most helpful and adapt methods as needs and goals become clearer. The client and therapist decide together whether to emphasise listening, practical solutions or trauma work.

The biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm the current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed and reduce travel time. It also gives flexibility for people living abroad to work with registered or accredited professionals without needing to travel.