Gillian Robins , BACP

Gillian Robins is a UK-credentialed therapist with five years of professional experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, addictions, family conflicts, motivation challenges, and issues with self-esteem and confidence. She brings both personal and professional insight to working with limerence and recognises how consuming and painful those experiences can feel for clients.

Her practice is trauma-informed and shaped by the work of Dr Gabor Maté, with an emphasis on how early life experiences can influence emotional patterns and behaviour. By exploring the underlying "why" behind recurring patterns, she aims to open space for meaningful change rather than focusing only on symptoms. Gillian works to build an open, compassionate environment in which thoughts and feelings can be expressed without judgment, and she honours the courage it takes to begin therapy.

Gillian is a member of the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, which is a professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom. Her approach combines trauma-awareness with evidence-based therapeutic techniques to support clients facing depression, trauma and abuse, intimacy and relationship difficulties, obsessive or compulsive behaviours, panic and post-traumatic stress, process addictions, self-harm, and related concerns.

Trauma-Informed and Attachment-Focused Online Care

Gillian uses a trauma-informed approach that pays attention to how past experiences shape current emotional responses and relationship patterns. This involves gently exploring how early life events influence feelings and behaviours so clients can make sense of repeating patterns and begin to change them.

She also draws on attachment-focused work to help clients understand how their relational styles develop and affect intimacy, communication, and closeness. This approach can be especially helpful for people dealing with codependency, limerence, or difficulties forming secure connections.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Gillian works with clients to choose and adapt evidence-based techniques that fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she helps adjust the plan as therapy progresses.

Online therapy with Gillian is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and life circumstances. These options make it easier for clients to access consistent support from licensed professionals and to continue work on stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, and relationship concerns without needing to be in the same location as their therapist.