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Grant Roberts

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Grant Roberts, BACP

United Kingdom

BACP counsellor - relationships and anxiety

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Where Grant stands

Credentials
BACP
Registration
BACP, United Kingdom / 395413
Experience
25 years
Languages
English
Location
United Kingdom

About

  • Person-centred base
  • CBT techniques
  • Attachment focus

About Grant

Grant Roberts is a BACP-registered counsellor working in the United Kingdom with 25 years of experience. He helps people who are coping with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, eating issues, low self-esteem and problems around relationships and intimacy. He also works with concerns such as addiction, grief, sleep trouble, parenting strain, ADHD and codependency.

Grant uses a humanistic person-centred base. That means conversations start with what matters to the client. He listens and reflects, then works alongside the person to find practical ways forward. He draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to spot unhelpful patterns and on attachment-focused thinking to look at how past relationships affect current ones.

Sessions focus on small, manageable steps rather than big promises. People are offered tools to handle anxiety, regulate strong feelings and set clearer boundaries. Grant will also talk through how mood, sleep and daily routines interact with emotional struggles.

He combines approaches rather than following one method alone. That lets him match techniques to each person’s situation and goals. The work often includes noticing thought patterns, practicing skills in the week between sessions, and reviewing what helps.

Grant describes therapy as a collaborative process. He encourages people to try different strategies and to tweak what isn’t working. The emphasis is on practical progress and rebuilding a sense of control over everyday life.

How sessions work

Therapeutic approaches used for online work

Grant often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in his work. ACT helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values, which can be useful for anxiety, avoidance and codependency patterns. CBT focuses on identifying thought and behaviour cycles and testing small changes to reduce distress and improve daily routines.

He also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy ideas to understand how early relationship patterns influence current bonds and expectations. This can help when intimacy, trust or repeated hurt are part of the problem. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process; Grant will work collaboratively to choose methods that fit the client’s needs, goals and preferences.

The original biography does not list explicit session formats, so confirm the available online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work or family life, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and remove travel time. The focus is on practical ways to bring therapeutic work into everyday life rather than on any single format.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseEating disordersSelf esteem

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

25+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Can he help with people-pleasing and codependency?

Yes. He lists codependency and relationship concerns among the issues he works with and can help people notice patterns of putting others first.

What is his style in sessions?

He works from a person-centred approach and listens closely to the client’s priorities, then uses practical techniques to address problems.

How much experience does he have?

He has 25 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of emotional and relationship issues.

What credentials and location are shown?

He is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current online and in-person options before booking.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I get started with him?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.

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