David Cuff, BACP

David Cuff is a humanistic psychotherapeutic counsellor who brings seven years of experience to a relational, person-centred practice. He works from a belief in human potential and supports people as they navigate personal challenges, grief, relationship difficulties, addiction, neurodiversity and life transitions. He takes an LGBTQI+ affirmative, non-discriminatory stance and treats neurodiversity as a difference rather than a disorder, holding a non-judgemental, holistic view that attends to both inner experience and external circumstances.

David places value on experiential work and the role of the body in storing experience, helping clients notice felt senses and draw on internal resources. His style is gentle and follows the client’s lead, curious about what arises in the moment and open to exploring relational patterns, attachment themes and unresolved material from earlier life. He recognises how past events, including adverse childhood experiences, can shape present ways of being and supports clients in finding closure or new approaches to unfinished business.

He holds a postgraduate-level professional qualification in Humanistic Psychotherapeutic Counselling from the University of Brighton and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). He is professionally certified in online and telephony-based counselling through Open University/BACP and The Online Therapy Institute, has undertaken training in Working at Relational Depth (CARA), and holds a Child Protection in Education qualification (Educare). He practices within the BACP ethical framework and aims to accompany people as they move toward greater self-understanding and forward momentum.

Therapeutic approaches for online support

David draws on Client-Centred Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) and Somatic Therapy in his online work. Client-Centred Therapy emphasizes empathy, acceptance and the client’s own pace, helping people strengthen self-esteem, clarify values and navigate life changes through a supportive therapeutic relationship. EFT focuses on patterns in emotional experience and attachment, helping individuals and couples identify and transform cycles that affect intimacy and connection. Somatic Therapy brings attention to bodily sensations and movement as a pathway to processing stress, trauma and embodied responses, offering practical ways to notice and work with physical signals.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. David collaborates with each person to explore what feels most useful based on their needs, goals and preferences, adjusting methods over time so the work remains relevant and client-led. This collaborative stance helps tailor sessions to personal aims while drawing on several complementary approaches.

Online therapy with David is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make regular engagement more accessible, allowing people to continue therapy around work, family and other commitments while working with licensed professionals and therapists who can adapt interventions to an online format.