Counsellor profile
Diana Simpson, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - relationships and anger
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- CredentialsBACP
- RegistrationBACP, United Kingdom / 18453
- Experience21 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationUnited Kingdom
About
- Client-centred listening
- Cognitive behavioural work
- Solution-focused steps
About Diana
Diana Simpson is a BACP counsellor with 21 years of practice in the United Kingdom. She works with adults on issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family difficulties, parenting challenges, grief, trauma and anger. Her background includes degrees in psychology and counselling studies plus a master’s in psychology.
Diana uses practical ways to help people make small changes that add up. She combines client-centred listening with cognitive behavioural tools and solution-focused steps. She also draws on family-systems ideas when relational or family patterns are part of the problem.
Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. She helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and tests new ways of responding. For relationship and family concerns she looks at interaction patterns that keep problems repeating and works to change them.
Diana has experience supporting people through life transitions, addictions, intimacy issues and career-related stress. She also focuses on concerns such as abandonment, attachment difficulties, codependency and blended family problems. That range means she is used to linking personal history to current struggles.
Her approach is practical and interactive. Clients can expect clear steps, short exercises and reflective discussion. To begin, Diana asks about current goals and adjusts the focus as those goals change.
How sessions work
How Diana uses therapy models in online sessions
Diana draws mainly on client-centred practice and cognitive behavioural therapy during sessions. Client-centred work means she listens without judgement and helps people clarify what matters to them. Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions interact and uses practical exercises to change patterns that increase stress or anger.She also uses solution-focused methods to set short-term, achievable goals. These techniques are useful for tackling workplace frustration, relationship tension or recurring angry responses by focusing on small, testable changes. The therapist and client decide together which method to try first, and adjust the plan as progress becomes clear.
Confirm the exact online session formats before booking as the biography does not specify them. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, allow quicker check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Some formats need less bandwidth or no camera, while others allow longer conversations; discuss practical preferences when arranging the first appointment.
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Experience
21+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
Diana works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family difficulties, parenting issues, grief, trauma and anger among other concerns.
How would she approach anger in sessions?
She uses client-centred conversation combined with cognitive behavioural techniques and solution-focused steps to identify triggers and practice different responses.
How much experience does she have?
She has 21 years of clinical experience working with adults on a wide range of personal and relational issues.
What professional accreditation does she hold and where is she based?
Diana is accredited by the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I do to start a first session?
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 unsafe, use the crisis numbers.