Patience Destiny, BACP

Patience Destiny is a UK-based counsellor who brings 13 years of clinical experience to her work and holds the BACP credential (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy). She supports people facing a wide range of challenges - from stress, anxiety and depression to relationship and family difficulties, grief and bereavement, eating and body-image concerns, addiction, trauma and intimacy-related issues. Her practice also addresses parenting, career transitions, caregiver stress, issues related to adoption and foster care, and many other life changes and identity concerns.

Her style is warm, interactive and grounded in respect and compassion. She adopts an integrative framework, drawing on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered approaches, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness practices and Narrative Therapy to match each person’s needs. Clients are treated as experts on their own lives and the work is tailored to the individual’s goals, preferences and lived experience. Patience is attentive to creative interests and personal strengths and aims to incorporate those elements into therapy when helpful.

She offers both short-term and longer-term work and meets clients in the United Kingdom and internationally. Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to provide flexible access to support.

Approaches used in online therapy and what to expect

Patience Destiny draws on several evidence-informed approaches to support clients online. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify personal values and develop practical ways to act in line with what matters to them while managing difficult thoughts and feelings - it can be useful for anxiety, depression and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and adjusting unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce distress and improve daily functioning - it often helps with anxiety, low mood and sleep difficulties. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a compassionate, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship where the client’s experience guides the pace and focus of sessions and can be particularly helpful for building self-esteem, processing grief, and exploring identity issues.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the therapeutic process. Patience works collaboratively with each client to identify the approaches that best fit their goals, preferences and situation, and she adapts methods as the work evolves. Clients are involved in planning and deciding what feels most useful.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging make it easier to access support around work, caregiving or mobility constraints and from different locations. These options allow clients to maintain continuity of care and to find formats that suit their communication style and daily life.