Diana Gunner , BACP

Diana Gunner recognises that taking the initial step into therapy often feels intimidating and that finding the words to describe what is troubling you can be difficult. She supports people who are navigating anxiety, panic attacks, phobias, bereavement and trauma, and she has specific experience working with baby loss, infertility and the emotional effects of menopause. Her approach is compassionate and nonjudgmental, aimed at helping clients explore and better understand their thoughts, feelings and patterns of behaviour so they can move toward greater clarity and coping.

Diana works as an integrative counsellor with over 4 years of experience, drawing on a blend of person-centred methods, psychodynamic ideas, cognitive behavioural techniques and solution-focused brief therapy to shape sessions around each person’s needs. She describes her work as tailored and practical - whether someone is seeking strategies to manage difficult situations or support for personal growth, her sessions are shaped to meet those aims.

Diana holds the credential BACP, which stands for the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Her practice typically involves short-term counselling engagements that concentrate on achievable steps and reflective exploration, with an emphasis on creating a warm and open therapeutic space where people can be themselves and work toward the changes they want to make.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Diana commonly draws on client-centred work and psychodynamic understanding alongside solution-focused techniques. Client-centred therapy concentrates on building a trusting, empathetic therapeutic relationship and helps people explore feelings at their own pace, which can be useful for issues like low self-esteem, grief and general anxiety. Psychodynamic therapy looks at how past experiences and relationship patterns influence current feelings and behaviour, offering deeper insight for those dealing with attachment issues, trauma or complex emotional patterns. Solution-focused therapy emphasises practical steps and brief, goal-oriented strategies to help people develop coping tools and make tangible change in a shorter timeframe.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Diana works with each person to identify what feels most helpful based on their needs, goals and preferences, and adapts methods as the work unfolds so the therapeutic plan fits the individual.

Online therapy with Diana can take place through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. These options provide flexibility for scheduling, allow people to access support from different locations, and make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives without sacrificing continuity of care.