Gemma Pyatt-Lonczyk, BACP

Gemma Pyatt-Lonczyk is a counsellor who works in an integrative way. She aims to help people understand themselves better and to feel heard during difficult moments.

She places the therapeutic relationship at the centre of her work. Gemma aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk openly about what is troubling them. She stresses the importance of feeling supported while exploring emotions and life changes.

Gemma trained as an integrative therapist, which lets her draw on different ways of working to suit each person. In practice she offers alternative perspectives so people can see current problems in a new light and make different choices.

Her background includes work in a hospice setting where she provided palliative care counselling, anticipatory grief work, and bereavement support. That experience informs how she helps people facing loss, major life shifts, or ongoing stress.

She often supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief, depression, and coping with life changes. Gemma also works with concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, communication and commitment difficulties, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and the impact of divorce or domestic violence.

Gemma holds BACP accreditation and keeps up with professional development. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online counselling

Gemma practises in an integrative way, drawing on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to suit the person she is working with. For example, person-centred work focuses on offering a non-judgemental, listening space so people can talk through feelings and make sense of their experience. Narrative-style approaches help people look at the stories they tell themselves and try out different ways of understanding events or relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Gemma will discuss options with each person and decide collaboratively what methods best fit their goals, needs and preferences, adjusting over time as progress is made.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into everyday life, for example reducing travel time and allowing a session to sit between other commitments. Some practical benefits include quicker access from different locations and the possibility of shorter check-ins when needed. Session formats are not specified in the profile, so confirm the available options when booking to make sure they match your needs.