Gill Ormsby , BACP

Gill Ormsby is a queer, non-binary therapist with integrative training and BACP membership who offers both short- and long-term sessions to people in the United Kingdom and internationally. They create a warm, nonjudgmental space where practical conversation and emotional exploration can happen side by side, whether someone is struggling with anxiety, low mood, relationship tensions, health concerns, or persistent difficulty getting out of bed.

Gill works with a broad range of issues, drawing on experience with abuse, addiction, bipolar disorder, depression, trauma, eating and sleep difficulties, panic, personality disorders, self-harm, and suicidal thoughts. Their practice also includes support for neurodiversity concerns such as ADHD and autism, intimacy and sexuality matters including kinks and ethical non-monogamy, and relationship challenges like breakups, divorce, estrangement, and communication problems.

They have particular experience with LGBTQIA+ clients and with themes of identity, attachment, abandonment, body image, grief, guilt and shame, and life transitions. Gill is opposed to conversion therapy for both sexuality and gender identity and offers affirmative, exploratory work around gender and sexual identity.

Gill integrates approaches from client-centered, existential, psychodynamic, and Internal Family Systems frameworks to tailor therapy to each person’s needs. BACP indicates membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, a UK professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists. Sessions may take place by video, phone, live chat, or in-app messaging, and Gill is open to working with international clients as well as people in the UK.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions that fit your needs

Gill draws on client-centered therapy, psychodynamic ideas, and Internal Family Systems to guide online work. Client-centered therapy focuses on empathetic listening and supporting the person's own capacity to grow - it is useful for anxiety, low mood, relationship concerns, and building self-esteem. Psychodynamic therapy explores patterns that come from past relationships and unconscious processes, helping with issues like attachment, trauma, and recurring relationship difficulties. Internal Family Systems offers a way to understand different parts of the self and how they interact, which can help with internal conflict, shame, addiction, and patterns of self-criticism.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey and Gill approaches this collaboratively - they will work with each person to identify which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences and adapt over time as those needs change.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility and accessibility for busy lives, those living far from services, or people who prefer remote sessions. Many licensed professionals and therapists find these formats support meaningful, ongoing work while making it easier to fit therapy into everyday life.