Sunshine Goodfellow, BACP
Sunshine Goodfellow is a counsellor who focuses on helping people manage depression, anxiety and relationship strain.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
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About Sunshine
Sunshine Goodfellow is a counsellor who focuses on helping people manage depression, anxiety and relationship strain. She speaks plainly and offers steady support for people facing grief, addiction, trauma and big life changes. Her style is calm and practical, aimed at making day-to-day coping feel more manageable.
Sunshine uses a person-centred approach that respects each person's experience and choices. She also draws on attachment ideas to look at how early relationships affect current patterns.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques are used to spot unhelpful thinking and try small, workable changes in everyday life. Sunshine has 13 years of clinical experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She trained at Anglia Ruskin University and completed postgraduate study in art and play therapy at the University of Cambridge.
That background informs her flexible approach to therapy sessions. Sessions may include practical exercises, reflective conversation and simple routines to try between meetings. Sunshine aims to build skills people can use outside sessions to reduce overwhelm and improve sleep, mood and relationships.
She can support people with a wide range of concerns including parenting strain, body image, codependency, bipolar, ADHD and work stress. Sunshine also offers help with intimacy issues, anger and coping after separation or loss.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 398611 | 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.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Sunshine works with
Everything Sunshine lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Addictions
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- 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
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sunshine lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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
She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical changes. CBT offers simple exercises that are easy to practise between sessions and can reduce symptoms like low mood, anxiety and sleep disruption.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will discuss goals and preferences with each person and try ways of working that feel helpful. That collaborative process means approaches can be adapted as needs change over time.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for deeper conversational work and visual cues, phone calls suit people with lower bandwidth needs, and chat or messaging can be used for brief check-ins or shorter sessions. These options help people fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments while keeping continuity of care.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems can this counsellor help with?
She works with a broad range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship and family strain, trauma and abuse, addiction, grief, sleep problems and career stress.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
Sessions are person-centred and collaborative, with an emphasis on practical steps. Attachment ideas and CBT techniques are used to understand patterns and try small changes.
How much experience does she have?
Sunshine has 13 years of clinical experience working with adults on a wide range of mental health and relationship issues.
What credentials and region apply to this counsellor?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How does the pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with this counsellor?
Start 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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