Gillian Robins, BACP

Gillian Robins is a UK-based therapist with five years of professional experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, addiction and family-related difficulties. She works with clients on motivation, self-esteem and confidence concerns, and brings both personal and professional experience to her work with limerence, acknowledging how confusing and overwhelming those feelings can be.

Her practice is trauma-informed and shaped by the ideas of Dr Gabor Maté, with an emphasis on exploring how early experiences influence emotional patterns. Gillian helps clients examine the underlying "why" behind recurring behaviours and emotional responses as a route to greater self-understanding and practical change.

Gillian strives to create an open, safe and compassionate space where thoughts and feelings can be expressed without judgment. She recognises that beginning therapy takes courage and honours that step as part of the healing process. Gillian is credentialed with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, which is a recognised professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom.

Trauma-Informed and Attachment-Focused Online Therapy

Gillian works from a trauma-informed perspective, which means she pays attention to how past experiences shape current emotional reactions and relationship patterns. This approach helps people who have experienced hurt or overwhelming stress to make sense of their responses and begin to build different ways of coping.

She also integrates an attachment-focused way of working, looking at how early relationships influence beliefs about closeness, trust and intimacy. This can be especially helpful for clients dealing with codependency, relationship difficulties, limerence, or struggles with self-worth.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Gillian partners with each client to identify goals, preferences and practical needs, and then adjusts techniques to fit what feels most helpful. Together they explore what works and refine the approach over time.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions are delivered - video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging - which can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to access support across different locations. These options allow clients to engage in ongoing work with a licensed professional in ways that suit their routines and comfort levels.