Counsellor profile
Edmund Britton, NCPS
United Kingdom
NCPS counsellor - anxiety and relationships
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- Credentials
- NCPS
- Registration
- NCPS, United Kingdom / NCS20-02115
- Experience
- 5 years
- Languages
- English, Mandarin
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Anxiety and stress
- Relationship and intimacy
- Codependency concerns
About Edmund
Edmund Britton is an NCPS counsellor with five years' experience working with people online and in person. He focuses on anxiety, stress, low self-esteem, relationship and intimacy-related difficulties, and addictions. He also works with trauma, sleep problems, career worries and ADHD-related concerns.
Edmund writes plainly about having faced many of these struggles himself. That personal experience informs how he talks with people. Sessions are direct and practical. He listens without judgement and helps clients name what is happening to them.
He uses a mix of well-known approaches to help people change unhelpful patterns. Edmund draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice painful thoughts without getting trapped by them. He uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques to identify thinking and behaviour patterns that keep problems going. Attachment-based ideas are used when relationships and closeness are the main issue.
In the room he helps people practise new responses. That can mean setting boundaries, reducing rumination, or dealing with shame and guilt. He also supports work on intimacy, communication and codependency concerns without blaming the person who reaches out.
Edmund offers sessions in English and Mandarin and works with people across different time zones. He asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire before booking so he can suggest the next step. If someone wants to check whether sessions fit their situation, he encourages them to get in touch and outline what they need.
How sessions work
How Edmund uses therapy approaches online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without chasing them or trying to push them away. It focuses on values and small, consistent actions that fit what matters to the person. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and gives practical tools to reduce rumination and anxiety. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationship patterns show up now and helps people try different ways of relating when fear or avoidance gets in the way.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Edmund treats the choice of methods as a collaboration. He will talk about options, try techniques and adjust the plan based on what the person prefers and what helps them meet their goals.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by removing travel time or allowing shorter check-ins during a break. They can also allow people in different time zones to connect with a therapist whose working hours suit them. If someone needs clarification about how sessions are run, Edmund asks them to check the session options when they complete the matching questionnaire.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Mandarin
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does he help with?
He works with anxiety, stress, low self-esteem, relationship and intimacy-related issues, addictions, trauma, sleep problems and related concerns such as codependency.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He uses direct, practical talking therapy drawing on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and attachment ideas to change unhelpful patterns.
How much experience does he have?
He has five years of professional experience working with clients both online and in person.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is listed with NCPS and is based in the United Kingdom while also living part of the time in China.
Which languages are sessions available in?
Sessions are offered in English and Mandarin.
Can he work with people outside the UK?
He accepts international clients and is especially suited to people in time zones across the Middle East, Asia and Oceania.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to start?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.