Louise Waterfall, BACP
12 years in practice
Louise Waterfall is a counsellor who uses Existential ideas alongside client-focused work to help people untangle difficult life problems.
License and registration
- BACP
- 357285 · expires May 2026
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Louise
Louise Waterfall is a counsellor who uses Existential ideas alongside client-focused work to help people untangle difficult life problems. She draws on 12 years of practice and a BACP registration. Louise writes simply and meets people where they are.
She treats each issue as a chance to learn about what matters most. Sessions aim to help people understand their situation and make clearer choices. Conversations are practical and grounded rather than full of technical language.
Background and approach
Louise often uses client-centred methods that put the persons experience at the heart of the work. This approach helps people feel heard and shape goals that meet their real needs. She also brings somatic awareness into sessions to reconnect thoughts and body sensations.
Common concerns she addresses include stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and low self-esteem. She also supports people with addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, eating and body image worries, parenting strain, career questions and coping with life changes. Louise pays attention to attachment and abandonment themes, codependency and communication problems.
She works with dissociation, forgiveness, guilt and shame, and end-of-life or hospice related topics. Her work can include short-term focus where appropriate, and exercises to build self-empathy. Sessions can use visualisation, gesture and imagination alongside talking and breath or body work.
People who want a collaborative, down-to-earth counsellor who asks practical questions may find her approach helpful.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Louise lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
Approaches Louise names
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Online support
How Existential and Somatic Work Translate to Online Therapy
Existential Therapy helps people name what feels meaningful or empty in their lives and brings those concerns into clear conversation; it can help with grief, life transitions and feelings of emptiness. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and empathy, giving the person space to lead the conversation and set goals that feel relevant. Somatic Therapy brings attention to bodily sensations and simple exercises such as breath or gentle movement to notice how emotions show up in the body, which can help with trauma responses and anxiety.Choosing the right mix of approaches is a joint task. The therapist will ask about your goals, what has helped or not helped before, and how you prefer to work. Together you can try different ways of working and adjust the balance of talking, reflective listening and body-oriented exercises as therapy progresses.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful for fuller interactions and body-focused awareness when needed. Phone sessions can be easier when you have low bandwidth or prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging suit brief check-ins, journalling-style exchanges or people who prefer written reflection. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caregiving and travel while keeping therapeutic continuity.
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Questions people ask
What difficulties does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem and depression, plus relationship and intimacy-related issues. Other focuses include addictions, eating and body image concerns, parenting strain and career change.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is conversational and practical, drawing on Existential ideas and client-centred listening. She also uses somatic awareness to connect body sensations with thoughts and feelings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience working as a counsellor. That background informs a calm, straightforward approach to common life challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP. Her practice is based in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered to international clients in English. People living outside the United Kingdom can take part in online sessions.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. This range helps people choose what fits their day and communication style.
How much do sessions cost?
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