Counsellor profile
Geraldine Davenport, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - relationships and anxiety
Continue with GeraldineWhere Geraldine stands
- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 120100
- Experience
- 20 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Codependency concerns
About Geraldine
Geraldine Davenport is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with over 20 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and relationship problems. She also supports those dealing with trauma, grief and the aftermath of painful relationships.
Gerri helps people strengthen how they relate to others and themselves. She focuses on patterns such as people-pleasing, trouble saying no, and feeling emptied by relationships. Codependency is one of the issues she lists among many relational concerns she addresses.
Her style draws on client-centred work and psychodynamic ideas. That means sessions look at present feelings and how past experiences shape current patterns. Conversations aim to bring clearer self-understanding rather than quick fixes.
Sessions are practical and supportive. Geraldine works with clients to try out new ways of coping and to develop clearer boundaries. She also helps with managing anxiety, grief and life changes that strain day-to-day functioning.
Across her career she has worked in a range of settings in the UK. People come to her for help with career pressures, parenting strain, family disputes and intimacy questions. Prospective clients are asked to follow the site process to view online therapy options and book an initial session.
Geraldine provides therapy in English and does not take international clients. Fees vary with location and use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and creating space for the client to shape each session. It aims to help people feel heard and to explore what they want to change, which can be useful for issues like low self-esteem, people-pleasing and relationship patterns.Psychodynamic Therapy pays attention to recurring feelings and relationship patterns that come from earlier experiences. Online sessions using this approach look at how past experiences influence present choices and emotional reactions, useful for attachment and abandonment concerns.
Finding the best approach is part of the work. Geraldine will discuss goals and preferences with the client and suggest what may fit best. Decisions about how to proceed are made together and can be adjusted as therapy develops.
The practical benefits of online work include making sessions easier to fit around work and family life and reducing travel time. If you want to know which session formats are available with Geraldine, confirm the current options before booking so you can pick what suits your routine. Online sessions can make regular check-ins and ongoing work more manageable within a busy week.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, grief and related concerns.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is practical and supportive, drawing on client-centred and psychodynamic ways of working to explore feelings and relationship patterns.
How much experience does she have?
Geraldine has around 20 years of experience working in the United Kingdom across different services and settings.
What are her credentials and where does she practise?
She is listed with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees handled?
Fees vary with location and use a subscription model which can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to see her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then 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.