Craig Limbert, BACP

Craig Limbert is a BACP-registered counsellor with three decades of experience working across NHS and social care settings in the United Kingdom. He trained to an advanced diploma level in counselling and has undertaken further professional qualifications, including a certificate in clinical supervision in 2024 and diplomas in social work, mental health and related fields. Over more than 30 years he has supported people facing severe depression, anxiety, trauma and complex mental health needs, and has extensive practice offering psychological care within community and statutory services.

Craig works from an integrative stance that honours the individual's experience, combining person-centred values with psychodynamic insights and an interest in Gestalt work that attends to present-moment experience. He places particular emphasis on how early relationships and attachment can shape current patterns, and he uses approaches that help people explore and make sense of those lasting impacts. Goals are agreed collaboratively so that therapy reflects each person’s unique concerns, hopes and priorities.

He works with a broad range of issues including stress, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem and life changes, and offers care for people with diverse backgrounds and identities, including those from the LGBTQIA+ community. Craig aims to provide an open, supportive therapeutic environment that helps people reflect on their feelings, identify practical steps and work through complex life challenges.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Support

Craig draws on a mix of clinical approaches to tailor online work to each person's needs. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person’s own experience and strengths, offering a compassionate, non-directive space to explore feelings and decisions - it is useful for building self-esteem and navigating life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence patterns of relating and emotional responses; it helps people understand repeated relationship difficulties, abandonment fears and attachment concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers structured ways to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, which can be effective for anxiety, stress and depression.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Craig collaborates with each person to identify which methods fit their goals, preferences and the issues they bring, adjusting the focus over time as needs change. This collaborative stance helps shape a clear plan for therapy.

Online sessions - by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging - offer flexibility to fit therapy around work, family and mobility needs. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to access support from home or elsewhere, while allowing registered professionals to use the approaches above in ways that suit the individual.