Gillian Overton , NCPS

Gillian Overton is a UK-credentialed therapist with three years of professional experience who holds the NCPS credential, a recognised counselling qualification that reflects formal training in therapeutic practice. She supports people facing stress and anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, sleep challenges, parenting concerns, anger and self-esteem issues, career transitions, and compassion fatigue. Her additional focus areas include attachment-related difficulties, autism and Asperger syndrome, dissociation, panic disorder and post-traumatic stress, isolation and emptiness, and issues commonly experienced by young adults and women.

Before training as a therapist, Gillian spent many years living and working overseas, mostly in North America, and has professional experience in the diplomatic service, the financial sector, and special education teaching. She draws on this varied background alongside her clinical training to bring practical insight and empathy to her therapeutic work.

Gillian places strong emphasis on the therapeutic relationship, offering a caring, non-judgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be explored. She listens attentively and collaborates with individuals to develop coping tools and greater self-understanding. Recognising that seeking change takes courage, Gillian aims to support and empower people as they take steps toward a more authentic and fulfilling life.

Approaches to Therapy and How Online Sessions Help

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and commit to actions that align with what matters most, while learning practical ways to accept difficult thoughts and feelings. It can be helpful for anxiety, depression and life transitions.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns of relating. It explores attachment needs and helps people build more secure ways of connecting, which can be useful for relationship difficulties and attachment issues.

Client-Centered Therapy centres on a warm, non-judgmental therapeutic relationship in which the therapist listens deeply and supports the client’s own process of growth. This approach is often helpful for people seeking greater self-understanding, confidence, and emotional resilience.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Gillian works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and adapts the work as those needs evolve.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family, and other commitments, and allow licensed professionals and therapists to provide continuity of care even when in-person visits are not possible.