Patricia Foster, BACP

Patricia Foster is a Counselling Practitioner and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) with 20 years of experience. She works with adults who bring stress, anxiety, addictions, low self-esteem, depression, relationship and parenting difficulties, and people coping with trauma or abuse. Patricia also lists codependency among the issues she addresses.

Patricia takes a person-centred approach while drawing on attachment work and cognitive methods. In sessions she listens to what matters most to the individual and helps them notice patterns in relationships and behaviour. She uses practical tools to manage overwhelming feelings and to rebuild confidence in day-to-day life.

Clients can expect conversations that look at current problems and their roots in earlier relationships. Patricia uses elements of Emotionally-Focused Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy to support people who struggle with intense emotions or recurring relationship patterns. She also brings techniques from CBT to challenge unhelpful thinking and try out new responses.

Her background includes training in addictions, child counselling and domestic violence, and long experience with people affected by abuse and trauma. That experience informs how she supports those dealing with loss, abandonment issues, or long-standing control and attachment difficulties.

Patricia offers practical steps alongside reflective work. She helps people set manageable goals, practise clearer communication, and work on boundaries and self-respect. The focus is on small, sustainable changes that fit into everyday life.

How Patricia’s approaches work online and what to expect