Counsellor profile
Steven Robison, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - Stress and addictions focused
Continue with StevenWhere Steven stands
- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 375487
- Experience
- 7 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Attachment work
- CBT techniques
- Client centred
About Steven
Steven Robison is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with seven years of professional experience. He works with people reporting stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, low self-esteem and difficulties coping with life changes. He also lists a range of related concerns including attachment and codependency issues.
Steven uses straightforward, person-focused ways of working. Sessions are client-centred and aim to help people notice patterns that keep causing pain. He draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to look at thoughts and behaviours, and uses attachment-based thinking to understand how past relationships shape current reactions.
Training at the College of Holistic Medicine in Glasgow influenced his approach. That course emphasised personal development and combined client-centred, CBT and Gestalt methods. He describes therapy as a practical process of building awareness and finding workable strategies for everyday life.
In sessions Steven helps people identify repeated habits such as people-pleasing, avoidance or clinging behaviours. He also supports those facing substance or alcohol problems to look at how those issues fit into wider patterns and coping strategies. Work can include looking at communication, control issues and confidence.
Steven presents therapy as a collaborative process. He encourages clients to notice strengths they already have, try small changes and reflect on what works. The aim is steady, manageable progress rather than quick fixes.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches are used in online work
Attachment-based thinking looks at how early relationships affect current reactions. In practice this means noticing how patterns of needing approval, avoidance or clinging show up in relationships and in daily choices. Client-centred work focuses on listening and building understanding of what matters to the person. It helps people feel heard and clarify goals for change. Cognitive behavioural ideas help identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and then test small changes in thinking and behaviour.Choosing an approach is part of the process. Steven works collaboratively to find what fits a person’s needs and preferences. Together they explore which methods feel useful and adjust the plan as work progresses rather than sticking to a single technique from the start.
Session formats are not detailed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They can also make it simpler to continue work while managing appointments, childcare or work breaks. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and reflection work to an online setting so momentum is maintained between sessions.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Can he help with people-pleasing and boundary issues?
Yes. He lists attachment issues and codependency among his focus areas and works with patterns like people-pleasing and difficulty saying no.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses client-centred methods alongside cognitive behavioural and attachment-based ideas to help people notice patterns and try practical changes.
How many years has he practised?
He has seven years of professional experience working in the UK counselling field.
What credential does he hold and where is he based?
He is a BACP member and practises in the United Kingdom.
Does he run sessions in any other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with him?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a 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.