Working With Gary
Professional Online Counselling & Coaching
Making sense of your emotions is one thing. Responding differently when they arise is another.
Many people come to me after years of trying to understand themselves. They may have read books, listened to podcasts, watched videos or previously had counselling. They often know what they should do, yet when life becomes difficult, the same emotional reactions still take over.
Arguments repeat, anger returns, anxiety builds and relationships become strained. Despite their insight and best intentions, the same patterns continue. If that sounds familiar, you are not alone.
How I Can Help
I provide confidential online counselling and coaching for adults throughout the UK and internationally.
Whether you are struggling with anger, anxiety, relationship difficulties, stress or recurring emotional patterns, our work together will focus on understanding what is happening beneath those reactions and developing different ways of responding.
The aim is not simply to help you cope. It is to help you develop greater awareness, emotional resilience and the capacity to make lasting changes.
Areas I Commonly Help With
I regularly work with people who want support with:
Anger management
Anxiety and emotional overwhelm
Relationship conflict
Communication difficulties
Stress and burnout
Low self-esteem and self-criticism
Repetitive emotional patterns
Feeling stuck despite understanding the problem
Many of these difficulties appear very different on the surface, yet they often share similar emotional processes underneath. Recognising those patterns can be an important part of creating lasting change.
My Approach
My approach is practical, supportive and tailored to your individual circumstances. Rather than simply talking about problems, we work together to understand how emotional reactions develop, what keeps them repeating and how greater awareness can create more choice in the moment.
Over more than twenty years of working with clients, I developed the RIPP framework to explain these recurring emotional patterns in a clear and accessible way. You do not need to study the model before working with me. I introduce the ideas only when they are relevant to you and your circumstances.
The focus is always on helping you move towards a calmer, more resourceful and fulfilling life.
Counselling or Coaching?
Depending on your circumstances and goals, our work may involve counselling, coaching or a combination of both.
Counselling provides an opportunity to explore emotional difficulties, recurring patterns and personal challenges with greater depth and understanding. Coaching is generally more focused on helping you move towards particular goals, develop practical strategies and build confidence in making meaningful changes.
Whichever approach we use, the work will be tailored to your individual needs rather than following a fixed programme.
Online Sessions
All sessions are held online, allowing you to access support from the comfort and privacy of your own home. For many people, online counselling provides a convenient and effective way to receive professional support without the need to travel.
Sessions are confidential and conducted in a safe, respectful and professional environment.
A Professional Relationship
Reading this website or my book, The End of RIPP, does not create a counselling or coaching relationship.
A professional relationship begins only when we have agreed to work together, discussed the purpose of the sessions and established informed consent. This ensures that the work is clear, ethical and focused on what is appropriate for you.
