Gemma Brown
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About me
Whether it’s your child shutting down, your teenager feeling overwhelmed, or you carrying the weight of your own past, therapy can offer space to slow things down and make sense of what’s going on beneath the surface.
I work with children, teenagers, and adults who are struggling with overwhelming emotions, anxiety, difficult relationships, or the impact of early life experiences. You may feel on edge, disconnected, stuck in repeating patterns, or unsure why certain reactions feel so intense. My role is to walk alongside you, or your child, with care and curiosity, helping things feel safer, steadier, and more manageable over time.
I offer a calm, trauma-informed, and compassionate space where we work at a pace that feels right for you. Therapy with me isn’t about being analysed or told what to do. It’s about feeling understood, making sense of your experiences, and finding kinder, more confident ways of relating to yourself and others.
Who I Work With
I support children, teenagers, and adults who are:
• Living with the effects of trauma, attachment wounds, or early life instability
• Struggling with anxiety, emotional regulation, or low self-worth
• Experiencing grief, loss, or significant life transitions
• Managing intrusive thoughts, chronic stress, or emotional overwhelm
• Finding it difficult to trust others or feel safe in relationships
• Exploring identity, boundaries, or how to express their needs
• Parents seeking emotional support, reflection, or reparenting tools
• Open to a relational, creative, and trauma-informed therapy process
My Approach
My work is grounded in Person-Centred Experiential Therapy, with a strong focus on emotional safety, relational depth, and working at a pace that feels manageable. I believe change happens when people feel genuinely understood, not pushed or pathologised.
I work integratively, drawing on trauma-informed, nervous-system-aware, attachment-focused, and parts-based approaches. Sessions may include creative or symbolic methods alongside talking, particularly where words feel hard to find.
When working with children and young people, I pay close attention to developmental stage, sensory needs, and emotional capacity. Sessions are collaborative and responsive. I won’t tell you who you are or how you should feel. Instead, I help you make sense of your inner world and respond to yourself with greater understanding and confidence.
Training, qualifications & experience
My core training is in Person-Centred Experiential Therapy, which means I believe meaningful change happens when people feel genuinely heard, understood and accepted.
I work integratively, drawing on attachment theory, developmental trauma, family systems and neuro-affirming practice to understand not only the difficulties someone is experiencing, but also the relationships, experiences and environments that may be influencing them.
For children and teenagers, I begin with a Family Assessment so we can understand the wider picture before deciding on the most appropriate support. This may lead to individual counselling, parent sessions, family support & therapy, or a combination of approaches.
When working individually, therapy provides a confidential space to explore emotions, experiences and relationships at your own pace. When working with parents or families, the focus shifts towards strengthening understanding, improving communication and helping everyone move forward together.
Creative and experiential approaches may be incorporated where appropriate, particularly with children and young people or when words alone don't feel enough.
Above all, I aim to provide a calm, compassionate and collaborative space where people feel safe enough to explore, understand and grow.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£55.00 - £80.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
I offer a free 15 minute telephone consultation.
Monday afternoons and Fridays are online sessions only
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