Ceri Parry, BACP
Ceri Parry is a counsellor and psychotherapist who uses client-centred care alongside cognitive and attachment-based ideas to help people facing depression and related concerns.
About Ceri
Ceri Parry is a counsellor and psychotherapist who uses client-centred care alongside cognitive and attachment-based ideas to help people facing depression and related concerns. She holds BACP registration, and brings five years of therapy experience paired with earlier clinical nursing work. Ceri writes plainly and focuses on practical steps that fit everyday life.
Her background includes a MSc in Psychology and a first-class BSc (Hons). The MSc research looked at attachment and emotional recognition, while the BSc work included pain management and comparisons of exercise and antidepressants for major depression.
Background and approach
These studies inform her interest in how personality, development and physical health affect mood. Before moving fully into therapy, Ceri spent over 15 years working as a nurse across hospitals, community services and primary care. She has run clinics, managed caseloads and led group work in addiction services.
That clinical experience shapes a straightforward approach to assessment and goal-setting. In sessions she blends Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), client-centred listening and attachment-focused ideas. She also uses elements of dialectical behaviour strategies, emotionally-focused work and coaching techniques to help people change habits and manage intense emotions.
Ceri commonly helps with anxiety, stress, trauma, substance misuse, eating concerns, sleep problems, low self-esteem and work-related burnout. She also supports people dealing with grief, career decisions, carer stress and the impact of long-term illness. Her style is calm, pragmatic and collaborative.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 383097 | March 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
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Focus areas and approaches
What Ceri works with
Everything Ceri lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Ceri lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose which mix of methods suits a person's goals, needs and preferences. That choice can change over time as progress is made and priorities shift.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for deeper relational work and real-time skills practice. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging suit people who prefer written reflection, want brief ongoing support between sessions, or need a way to fit therapy around busy days. Overall, these options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and to use techniques in everyday life.
Frequently asked
What kinds of concerns does this counsellor help with?
Areas of focus include depression, anxiety, stress, trauma and addiction alongside issues such as eating problems, sleep difficulties, low self-esteem and work burnout.
What is the general approach in sessions?
Sessions combine client-centred listening with practical Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques and attachment-aware work to address thoughts, feelings and relationship patterns.
How much clinical experience does the counsellor have?
The therapist has five years of direct therapy experience and more than 15 years of prior nursing work across hospitals and community care.
Where is the counsellor based and what credentials are held?
She is based in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Are sessions available in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and the counsellor accepts international clients.
Which formats are used for online therapy?
Therapy can be delivered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging depending on client preference.
How are sessions charged and what is the payment model?
Cost varies with client location and therapist arrangements; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the first steps to start working together?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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