Ceri Parry, BACP

Ceri Parry is a psychotherapist who combines practical therapy with healthcare experience to help people manage complex life challenges. She holds the BACP credential from the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and has five years of clinical experience paired with over 15 years of nursing work in the NHS and other healthcare settings. Ceri offers straightforward, one-to-one support for issues such as anxiety, depression, addiction and trauma.

Her background in nursing gives a practical perspective on health and long-term conditions. She has worked across acute hospitals, community care and primary care, and has run clinics in GP surgeries and hospitals. She also has experience facilitating group work in addiction services and managing caseloads in adult mental health settings.

Ceri draws on several therapeutic approaches in her sessions. She uses cognitive behavioural techniques to look at thoughts and behaviours, client-centred work to follow the person’s lead, and attachment-informed ideas when relationships and early experiences matter. She also uses dialectical skills for emotion regulation and emotionally-focused ideas for relationship-related concerns.

Her written research includes developmental psychology, attention and deception detection, and her earlier degree work covered pain management and comparisons of exercise and medication for depression. That background informs how she thinks about chronic illness, fatigue and coping with ongoing health problems.

In sessions she focuses on clear goals, motivational techniques and practical steps. People come for help with burnout, sleep problems, body image, parenting strain, career stress and recovering from difficult experiences. She works collaboratively and moves at a pace that suits each person.

How Ceri’s approaches translate to online therapy

Cognitive behavioural therapy helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviours. It is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems and habit change by breaking issues into small, manageable steps.

Attachment-based ideas focus on how early relationships affect current patterns. This approach can help when people struggle with trust, closeness or repeating relationship cycles. Emotionally-focused work centres on recognising and naming feelings so people can respond to themselves and others with more clarity.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ceri will talk with each person about their needs and goals and agree on methods together. That collaborative process helps shape whether sessions use goal-setting, emotion work, or a mix of techniques over time.

The practical benefits of online therapy are about fitting sessions into real life. It can make it easier to attend from different locations, save travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. The original profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking to ensure they match your schedule and preferences.