Waverley Young

Waverley Young is a counsellor with 15 years' experience who helps people facing loss, anxiety, depression and difficult life changes. He is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and holds diplomas in counselling, clinical supervision and cognitive behavioural therapy. Waverley also practices bereavement support as an accredited Cruse Bereavement Counsellor.

He has worked in local authorities, children’s services, charities focused on adoption and fostering, and in private practice. Those roles have involved one-to-one counselling, group work and clinical supervision for other counsellors. He has direct experience supporting looked-after children and young adults leaving care.

Waverley uses approaches such as Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Solution-Focused Therapy to help people identify thoughts and behaviours that hold them back. He aims to help clients build stronger relationships with themselves and others. Sessions focus on clear steps clients can try between meetings.

Practical life problems Waverley commonly supports include grief and bereavement, relationship strain, parenting concerns, stress and anger. He also works with issues around eating and body image, self-harm, phobias and multicultural concerns. His background includes training in substance misuse and sexual orientation issues.

In sessions he helps people notice patterns, set small goals and practise new ways of coping. He also offers clinical supervision to other counsellors, drawing on his experience in different practice settings. Prospective clients are asked to confirm session formats before booking.

How Waverley’s approaches translate to online counselling

Waverley uses Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Solution-Focused Therapy in ways that adapt well to online work. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening closely and reflecting what matters to the person, which helps build trust and clarity even when meeting remotely. CBT looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and uses practical exercises and homework to change unhelpful patterns. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small steps and on what is already working, helping clients set simple goals to try between sessions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively with each person to decide which methods suit their goals, preferences and circumstances. That choice can change over time as needs shift, and sessions are shaped around what the client wants to achieve.

Practical benefits of online working include easier fitting of sessions into daily life, fewer travel demands and more options for people living far from services. Online work can make short check-ins or regular weekly sessions simpler to schedule. Because formats are not detailed here, confirm the exact session options before booking to ensure they meet your needs. Registered or accredited professionals can use online sessions to support people through grief, anxiety, anger and other concerns while helping them practise new skills between meetings.