Counsellor profile
Tracey Gardener, BACP
BACP counsellor - relationships and parenting
Continue with TraceyAbout
- Attachment-based work
- Mindfulness practice
- CBT-informed techniques
About Tracey
Tracey Gardener is a BACP-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with 12 years of practice. She works with people dealing with anxiety, stress, relationship and family concerns, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, parenting pressures, and major life changes.
Tracey practices an integrative style that draws on attachment ideas and trauma-informed ways of working. She helps people link present patterns to early experiences so they can make different choices in relationships. Sessions move at a pace the client can manage and focus on practical understanding and change.
Her background includes a BA (Hons) in Integrative Counselling, an FdA in Counselling, and a Diploma in Mindful Mental Health. Recent continuing professional development covers eating disorders, sex addiction, attachment and couples relationships, sandtray and creative therapy, and an eight-week mindfulness training course.
In a session she uses a mix of talking, mindfulness practice and reflective work. That may include looking at how attachment affects current relationships, noticing unhelpful thoughts, and exploring meaning in life events. The work aims to reduce distress, improve coping, and shift repeating patterns.
People who come for help are usually looking for straightforward support with family pressures, parenting strain, or ongoing patterns that affect close relationships. Tracey asks clients to set practical goals and to take small steps between sessions. The emphasis is on steady, manageable change rather than quick fixes.
How sessions work
How Tracey uses therapy approaches online
Tracey commonly draws on attachment-based work and cognitive behavioural ideas when helping people sort out relationship patterns and family pressures. Attachment-based approaches look at early bonds and how they shape current ways of relating, helping people understand why they react as they do in close relationships. CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behaviour changes to reduce anxiety and low mood.She also uses mindfulness practices to help people pause and notice difficult feelings without getting pulled into them. Mindfulness can be useful for stress, anger and for gentle work with trauma symptoms when combined with other approaches.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, needs and preferences and then agree what to try first. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is reviewed.
The original profile does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into family life, reduce travel, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people use practices such as guided mindfulness together with talking therapy in sessions.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
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What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting pressures, anger, self-esteem and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses an integrative, down-to-earth approach that draws on attachment ideas and trauma-aware practice. Sessions often include talking, mindfulness and reflective exercises.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience working with the issues listed in her profile.
What professional registration does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and practices in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.