Gary Mewes, BACP

Gary Mewes is a counsellor who uses client-centred principles at the heart of his work. He is a BACP member and offers a calm, non-judgemental space for adults and couples to talk about difficult feelings. Gary aims to make the first steps toward change feel manageable and practical.

He draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try small changes in day-to-day habits. He also uses relationship-focused methods such as the Gottman Method and Imago Relationship Therapy when couples want to repair communication and rebuild connection. Sessions typically focus on clear goals and practical next steps.

Gary has seven years of experience supporting people with stress, anxiety and depression. He also works with addictions, intimacy-related difficulties, and relationship challenges such as communication problems, infidelity and separation. Carers and people facing caregiver stress are listed among his focus areas.

In sessions he aims to listen first, then offer tools clients can test between meetings. That approach includes helping people notice patterns linked to abandonment, attachment and avoidant personality traits. He will work with feelings of guilt, shame, emptiness and loneliness in a straightforward way.

Gary follows the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy code of practice. He describes therapy as a collaborative process and supports people who want to try practical strategies alongside open exploration of feelings.

How these approaches translate to online work

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and responding to the person in front of the therapist. It helps people feel heard, name difficult feelings and set small, personal goals. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers straightforward exercises to test new habits and reactions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences and then suggest which methods to try. This is a collaborative decision and can change over time as needs evolve.

Session formats are not specified here, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life, for example by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins between commitments or offering a quieter setting when that is possible. It can also support couples who want to attend from different locations. Registered or accredited professionals will help tailor sessions and practical tasks so therapy fits around family, work and caring responsibilities.