Patricia Foster, BACP

Patricia Foster is a Counselling Practitioner and member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) with 20 years of experience. She works with adults who bring concerns such as stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, low self-esteem and anger. Patricia also supports people dealing with relationship and parenting strains, trauma and abuse, and life transitions.

Her background includes training in addictions, child counselling and domestic violence. Over two decades she has worked with people from many backgrounds on issues that include personality difficulties, bipolar features, grief and intimacy-related problems. She also addresses attachment issues, ADHD and complex co-morbidity when they affect daily life.

Patricia integrates several practical approaches in her sessions. She is fundamentally a client-centred counsellor who also uses cognitive behavioural techniques and elements of dialectical behaviour therapy. Emotionally-Focused and attachment-based ideas inform how she looks at close relationships and emotional patterns.

Sessions focus on clear, manageable steps rather than jargon. She helps people identify thoughts and behaviours that fuel anger, work on calmer responses, and practise skills to reduce flare-ups at home or work. Conversations include goal setting, skill building and looking at past experiences that shape current reactions.

Her style aims to be straightforward and respectful. People leave with simple tools they can try between sessions and a plan for moving forward. For international clients and English speakers she accepts work across the United Kingdom and beyond.

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