Counsellor profile
Tracie McFerran, BACP
BACP counsellor - parenting and family concerns
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- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting support
- CBT and mindfulness
About Tracie
Tracie McFerran is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with six years' experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, parenting pressures and life changes. Her practice also covers grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, ADHD and trauma and abuse.
Tracie supports parents who are caring for children with additional needs or life-limiting conditions. She helps people talk through practical coping strategies and the emotional strain that comes with complex care roles. Tracie also offers support around family difficulties and issues rooted in family of origin.
Her way of working draws on a mix of client-centred listening and focused therapies. Conversations are aimed at spotting strengths and making small changes that help day-to-day functioning. She uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques to look at thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going.
Mindfulness and solution-focused ideas are used to build calm and to set clear, achievable steps. Psychodynamic ideas may be brought in when looking at long-standing patterns linked to attachment or abandonment. Tracie encourages practical planning alongside emotional understanding.
Sessions tend to be straightforward and paced to the person's needs. People are invited to set goals and review progress as they go. To begin, the next step is to use the site matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
Approaches in online sessions and how they help
Tracie uses client-centred work to prioritise the person’s experience. This approach focuses on active listening and on building a collaborative conversation about what matters most to the client. It is useful for people who need to be heard and want space to make sense of difficult feelings.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. CBT looks at patterns of thought and behaviour that keep stress and anxiety going, and helps people test small practical changes. It can be helpful for low mood, anxiety, parenting stress and everyday coping tasks.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tracie will discuss options with each person and adapt methods to match their goals and preferences. Decisions about techniques are made together and can change as progress is reviewed.
The practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions around busy home and work routines and reducing travel time. The biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm the current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to attend regular short check-ins or longer therapy slots depending on what a person needs.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, parenting pressures, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma, ADHD and other family-related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style combines client-centred listening with practical techniques from CBT, mindfulness and solution-focused work.
How long has she been practising?
Tracie has six years of counselling experience supporting adults with a wide range of personal and family concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom.
Can she work with people who do not live in the UK?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current online 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 get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule your 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.