Margaret Wilde, BACP

Margaret Wilde is a therapeutic counsellor who brings a compassionate, trauma-focused approach to her work. Before qualifying as a counsellor she spent fifteen years in the helping professions supporting people in mental health and learning disability services, and since qualifying her practice has concentrated on trauma recovery and related difficulties. She combines this background with eight years of formal counselling experience to support clients through a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties and grief.

Margaret works pluralistically, drawing on psychodynamic insight, person-centred listening and cognitive behavioural techniques to create a personalised therapeutic pathway. She also integrates meditation and mindfulness practices when these suit a client’s goals, adapting tools and strategies to what resonates with each person rather than using a one-size-fits-all method. Margaret holds BACP accreditation, indicating membership of a professional counselling association in the United Kingdom.

Clients are offered an open, nonjudgemental space to explore emotions, patterns of behaviour, beliefs and relationship dynamics. Margaret aims to listen deeply, reflect back observations and help clients see familiar situations from different perspectives. Through that collaborative process clients can develop greater self-awareness, build healthier patterns, increase self-esteem and strengthen their relationship with themselves.

Margaret frames therapy around each person’s preferences, whether that means open exploratory work, guided exploration of past experiences and attachment patterns, or more interactive strategies to manage current difficulties. She invites people to take the first step towards change when they are ready.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people relate differently to difficult thoughts and feelings by focusing on values and committed action. It supports work with anxiety, stress, low mood and life transitions by encouraging practical steps that align with what matters most to the individual.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns influence current connections, emotional responses and self-view. This approach can be helpful for people dealing with relationship difficulties, abandonment concerns, attachment issues and family of origin problems.

Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s experience and preferences at the heart of the work, offering empathic listening and a non-directive environment where clients set the pace. It suits those seeking a supportive space to explore identity, self-esteem, grief and personal growth.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Margaret will collaborate with each client to tailor methods to their needs, goals and preferences, adjusting strategies as the work unfolds.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access registered professionals from home or other convenient locations and can support consistent progress when in-person sessions are not possible.