David Francis, BACP

David Francis is an integrative therapist and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), bringing a compassionate, person-centered approach to his work. He combines training in Person Centred therapy, Transactional Analysis, Gestalt, Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT), and psychoanalytic ideas to tailor sessions to each person’s needs. This integrative method allows him to select tools and perspectives that best suit the presenting concern and the individual’s pace.

David offers online and telephone sessions and provides a calm, non-judgemental environment where people can bring a wide range of difficulties to explore. He has experience supporting people with stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, motivation, self-esteem and confidence concerns, low mood, and coping with life changes. His practice focuses on helping clients gain greater self-awareness and understanding in order to work toward a more satisfying and balanced life.

Reaching out for therapy can feel difficult, and David aims to make that first step more manageable by offering empathetic listening and collaborative work. He encourages clients to explore personal challenges at a comfortable pace and to build practical skills alongside deeper insight.

Approaches for Online Support and Therapeutic Work

David uses several well-established approaches to guide online therapy. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape current relationship patterns and emotional responses, helping people understand difficulties with intimacy, trust, or abandonment. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic listening and a non-directive stance, allowing clients to lead the pace of work while the therapist offers acceptance and reflection to support personal growth. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and adjusting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, offering practical strategies that can reduce symptoms such as anxiety and low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and David works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences. He adapts techniques over time so the approach remains relevant as progress is made.

Online therapy with David is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility to fit therapy into everyday life. These options make it easier to access support from home or elsewhere and allow clients to choose the communication style that feels most comfortable while working with registered professionals and therapists.