Rob Millist, BACP, NCPS

Rob Millist offers a warm, practical approach to counselling and coaching, combining lived experience with a head-and-heart style that aims to make people feel welcome and empowered. He works with individuals in both one-to-one and corporate settings, helping clients build confidence and facilitate personal growth through focused therapeutic work. Rob is a regular counsellor for Youthline UK, Mind and PAWS and brings that experience into his sessions to support a wide range of concerns and life challenges.

Rob is available for appointments on Tuesdays, with sessions scheduled between 9am and 9pm UK time, and he also offers Thursday afternoons over the summer. Routine counselling slots are 45 minutes long, while the first session is 50 minutes to allow time to review presenting issues, set goals, and discuss the Wellbeing Score used to track feelings and progress. In addition to scheduled sessions, he makes time during the week to read and respond to messages and voicenotes, providing steady support between appointments.

Sessions blend exploratory conversation with practical grounding techniques to help manage everyday emotional stress. Clients set the pace as Rob teams up with them to explore thoughts and feelings in a non-judgemental way, with a focus on moving toward their goals efficiently and compassionately. He holds the credentials BACP and NCPS, professional counselling qualifications that indicate recognised training and affiliation in the field.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Rob draws on attachment-based therapy to explore how early connections influence current relationships and emotional patterns - this approach can be especially helpful for issues like abandonment, attachment difficulties, and relationship struggles. He also uses client-centered therapy, which focuses on providing a non-judgemental, empathetic space where clients lead the pace of work and feel heard as they clarify values and goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is another tool in his practice, offering practical strategies to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours linked to anxiety, low mood, or stress.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Rob will work together with each client to determine which methods best suit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the balance of techniques as therapy progresses to ensure the best fit.

Online therapy with Rob is designed for flexibility and accessibility. Clients can meet by video calls, arrange phone sessions, or choose live chat and text-based messaging when that fits their life better. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, fit sessions around work and family commitments, and stay connected between appointments through messages and voicenotes that Rob reviews during the week.