Counsellor profile
Dr. Wouter Dreyer, BACP
Counsellor - family and parenting concerns
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- Client-centred approach
- Cognitive behavioural tools
- Psychodynamic insight
About Wouter
Dr Wouter Dreyer is a counsellor and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). He has 12 years of clinical experience and works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, parenting and grief.
Dr Dreyer uses a relational and reflective style. He focuses on listening and understanding how past experiences shape present thoughts and feelings. Conversations aim to identify repeating patterns that cause distress and to open up different ways of responding.
He describes work that ranges from short-term, goal-focused conversations to longer-term reflective therapy. Practical tools from cognitive behavioural approaches are balanced with attention to early family dynamics and emotional experience. The result is an approach that combines looking at current problems and the life story behind them.
Many people come to him for help with transitions such as midlife changes, fatherhood issues, fertility concerns, or coping with loss. He also supports people facing addictions, anger, ADHD and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. Work can include talking through difficult memories, changing unhelpful thinking patterns, and practising small behavioural steps.
Across clinical, military and academic settings, Dr Dreyer brings steady experience and a measured way of working. He asks clients to begin by describing what they want to change, then helps shape sessions around those aims. To start, clients use the site's matching and booking process to arrange an initial meeting.
How sessions work
How his therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and helping people feel understood. Online sessions using this approach tend to concentrate on the client's perspective, exploring feelings and priorities so the person can decide the next steps. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions. In remote sessions CBT is used to identify unhelpful thinking, set small behavioural experiments and practise techniques between meetings.Deciding which approach to use is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what feels most useful. They may combine practical CBT tools with longer reflective work, and will check in regularly to see if the approach is helping.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Many people find remote sessions help fit therapy into busy family and work timetables, reduce travel, or allow shorter check-ins when time is limited. If quieter surroundings, less screen time or a brief phone conversation would help, confirm whether those options are available when arranging sessions.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
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What kinds of problems does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, parenting, grief, addictions and related areas listed on his profile.
How would he work with my problem?
He uses a relational, reflective style alongside practical methods from cognitive behavioural therapy and solution-focused work to address current problems and underlying patterns.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has 12 years of professional experience across clinical, military, industry and academic settings.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practices in the United Kingdom.
Can I have sessions in another language?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does he work with international clients?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Confirm specific fees through the booking process.
How do I begin if I want to meet him?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the site.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
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