Patricia Robbins, BACP, NCPS

Patricia Robbins is a psychotherapist with 18 years' experience. She is a member of the National Counselling Society, and she describes her approach as warm, pluralistic and partnership based. Patricia aims to create a judgement free space where people can feel heard and respected.

Her sessions centre on collaboration and choice. She works to help people build autonomy and feel more empowered in everyday life. Conversations are tailored to each person's needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan.

Patricia blends practical cognitive-behavioural tools with person-centred listening and longer-term thinking drawn from psychodynamic ideas. She also draws on elements from attachment-focused work and acceptance approaches to suit what a person brings to therapy. That mix is adapted to the issue at hand and the client's own preferences.

Over her career she has supported people with a wide range of concerns. These include anxiety, depression, addictions, ADHD, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related difficulties, grief, parenting strain and issues around self-esteem and body image. She also works with people facing chronic illness, carer stress and major life changes.

Patricia emphasises respect, sensitivity and compassion. She avoids stigmatising labels and aims to help people notice small, manageable changes that improve daily life. If someone is thinking about seeking help, she invites them to take the next step and explore what feels possible for them.

How her approaches guide online work

Patricia uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based ideas and Client-Centred ways of working to guide sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and choose actions that match their values, which can help with anxiety, low mood and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and what people learned about connection, useful for relationship strain, intimacy worries and abandonment concerns. Client-Centred Therapy puts the person and their experience at the centre, offering non-judgemental listening and a space to make sense of problems such as stress, self-esteem and grief.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Patricia will listen, explain these options in plain terms, and collaborate with the client to choose or combine methods that fit their needs, goals and personal style. The plan can change as progress is made.

Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy week and reducing travel time so it is easier to keep appointments. Online work can also make it simpler to have shorter check-ins or to meet when life circumstances make in-person travel difficult. Specific session formats are not listed here, so please confirm the current options before booking to ensure they match your needs.