Steven Eveleigh, BACP

Steven Eveleigh is a BACP-registered counsellor who left a fast-paced career in investment banking to follow a calling in therapeutic work. After years working in London and later in Bournemouth, Dorset, he reached a point where the corporate path felt unsatisfying and retrained as a counsellor. The move into counselling felt natural to him and he now speaks of working with people as a deeply rewarding professional pursuit.

Since qualifying and registering with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), he has steadily expanded his knowledge to provide thoughtful, person-centred support across a range of concerns. He works with issues from workplace stress and career difficulties to bereavement, depression, low self-esteem and LGB-related matters. Steven aims to offer a calm, down-to-earth, nonjudgmental space where people can speak openly about sensitive subjects and begin to find a better place.

As a person-centred counsellor he lets sessions be directed by the client, creating conditions for exploration and validating lived experience. He believes in the inherent potential for growth and empowerment and provides unconditional positive regard while encouraging clients to take an active role in therapy. When appropriate, he can introduce other modalities such as transactional analysis or Gestalt therapy to tailor the work to each person’s needs, always collaborating to find an approach that fits the situation.

Client-Centered Care and Online Therapy Options

Client-Centered Therapy is at the heart of Steven's practice. This approach focuses on listening without judgment, following the client’s lead in sessions, and offering empathy and acceptance to help people explore their feelings and values. It is often helpful for concerns like low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, grief, and general life transitions.

Gestalt therapy, which Steven can draw on when useful, encourages awareness of present experience and patterns in relationships. It can support people who want to understand how past and current interactions shape their feelings and behaviours. Transactional analysis offers another option by exploring communication styles and internal roles people adopt, which can be useful for workplace issues and relationship dynamics.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Steven works with each person to identify goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, adapting methods as the work unfolds. He aims to tailor therapy so it fits the individual rather than imposing a fixed model.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging offers practical flexibility - sessions can fit around work, family, and location. Working remotely enables regular contact with licensed professionals and therapists while making it easier to maintain continuity of care and access support from where the client is most comfortable.