Robert Winstanley, BACP

Robert Winstanley is a BACP Accredited counsellor and psychotherapist with nine years' practice across the UK and Ireland. He works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, work pressure and anger. He also supports those coping with addiction, identity and intimacy issues, sleep and eating difficulties, and wider life changes.

His background includes work in the NHS and employee assistance programmes. That experience means he is used to short-term problem work and longer conversations about underlying patterns. He has supported people from diverse cultural and neurodiverse backgrounds.

Robert describes his core style as person-centred. He places value on respect, honesty and clear communication. He combines that with Egan’s Skilled Helper Model to move from understanding feelings to practical next steps.

In practice this looks like talking through what matters most, spotting small changeable steps, and testing those steps between sessions. He also offers critical incident stress management debriefs and travels to workplaces around the UK for that work.

Sessions are aimed at helping people reduce overwhelm and find manageable ways to respond to difficult feelings such as anger or anxiety. He balances emotional reflection with concrete strategies for setting boundaries, improving communication and managing stress.

People who want direct, practical conversations about present problems and how to handle them will often find his approach straightforward and goal oriented.

How his approaches work in online sessions