Louise Waterfall, BACP

Louise Waterfall offers a focused short-term model of Psychophonetics Counselling, designed to work within a clear timeframe of up to 12 weekly sessions. She guides clients toward deeper self-knowledge and increased self-empathy, helping them to discover clearer pathways for moving forward when life feels stuck or confusing.

In each course of sessions Louise helps identify a client's growing point - the area where change is most possible - and together they explore what is needed to support that growth. The work treats challenges as opportunities for development, encouraging practical exploration of thoughts, feelings, and bodily experience.

Her practice includes self-empathy exercises that draw on somatic awareness, simple gesture work, guided visualisation, and the use of imagination to enrich understanding and embodiment. Louise combines these techniques to help clients connect with internal experience in ways that feel accessible and meaningful. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), which reflects recognised professional standards in counselling and psychotherapy.

Applying therapeutic approaches in online sessions

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on creating a supportive, non-directive space where the client leads the pace and content of the work. It helps people who need empathy, understanding, and a place to explore feelings without judgement. Existential Therapy invites reflection on meaning, choice, and personal responsibility, useful for those facing life transitions, uncertainty, or questions about purpose. Somatic Therapy brings attention to bodily sensations and movement as a route to processing emotion and trauma, using awareness of the body to support regulation and integration.

Finding the best therapeutic approach is part of the process, and Louise works collaboratively with clients to identify what fits their needs, goals, and preferences. She draws on these approaches as appropriate and adjusts the focus over time so the work remains aligned with the client's priorities.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging let clients engage from different locations and at times that suit their schedules. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, try different ways of working, and access licensed professionals without travel, while supporting a consistent, effective therapeutic process.