Counsellor profile
Geraldine Houston, BACP
BACP counsellor - Family and parenting concerns
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- Addictions
- Grief support
- Parenting strain
About Geraldine
Geraldine Houston is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with eight years of professional experience. She helps people dealing with addiction, trauma, grief, anxiety, depression and parenting stresses. She also supports people with relationship and intimacy-related issues, eating concerns, ADHD and mood disorders.
Geraldine uses straightforward conversation to identify what is causing strain at home. She focuses on practical steps people can try between sessions. Sessions aim to reduce overwhelm and build clearer ways to manage stressful moments.
Her style is respectful and attentive. She adapts the pace to each person and discusses a plan together. That plan can include strategies for coping with anger, dealing with loss, or handling relationship tension.
Geraldine has a broad interest in issues that affect family life and caring roles. She works with people facing fertility concerns, divorce and separation, domestic violence aftermath, or the demands of hospice and end-of-life care. She also addresses problems such as hoarding, isolation and control issues.
People can expect direct, calm conversation and practical tools to try at home. Geraldine asks about the daily realities that make problems worse and helps identify small, achievable changes. She encourages follow-up and adapts the approach as needs change.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Geraldine typically draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear steps and skills. One common approach she uses helps identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviours that keep anxiety or low mood going. This approach gives practical strategies to test between sessions and reduces day-to-day overwhelm.Another approach emphasises processing difficult experiences in small, manageable stages. It helps people make sense of trauma, loss or repeated relationship patterns and to build steadier coping skills over time.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Geraldine discusses goals and preferences with each person and they agree a plan together. She checks in as the work continues and adjusts methods when needed so the approach fits what is actually happening at home.
Session formats were not specified in the biography, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it possible to continue contact when relocating or travelling, and to choose setups that suit quieter surroundings or less time on camera.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Which concerns does she help with?
She works with a wide range of issues including addiction, trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, parenting stress and relationship concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses conversational, practical sessions focused on identifying problems and trying tools between meetings. The pace is adjusted to each person.
How much experience does she have?
She has eight years of professional experience working with clients in the United Kingdom.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
She accepts international clients and offers sessions in English.
What session formats are offered?
Session formats are not specified in the biography. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.