Tracey Gardener, BACP
12 years in practice
Tracey Gardener is a counsellor who uses an integrative approach grounded in existential ideas.
License and registration
- BACP
- 250845 · expires January 2028
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
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About Tracey
Tracey Gardener is a counsellor who uses an integrative approach grounded in existential ideas. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, stress and difficult relationship patterns. Tracey keeps sessions calm and straightforward so people can talk without feeling rushed.
She draws heavily on attachment ideas to look at how early relationships affect current behaviour. That can help when someone struggles with abandonment fears, codependency, or commitment worries.
Background and approach
Tracey also uses cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness exercises to manage symptoms like intense worry or low mood. Her background includes a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Integrative Counselling and a Foundation Degree in Counselling. She also holds a diploma in Mindful Mental Health and has completed continuing professional development in areas such as eating disorders and attachment theory.
Tracey has worked in this field for 12 years. In sessions she offers a steady, down-to-earth style and a non-judgemental space. Conversations often begin with what feels most pressing and then look back to understand recurring patterns.
Practical steps such as simple mindfulness practices or thought-challenging exercises are offered alongside deeper reflection. Tracey works with people facing a range of life changes, trauma and family concerns. She aims to help clients build clearer self-understanding and more manageable ways of relating to others.
If someone prefers online contact, she provides video, phone, chat and messaging options.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Tracey lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Tracey names
- Existential Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
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Online support
Approaches for online support and relationship work
Tracey commonly blends existential thinking with attachment-based and cognitive behavioural techniques. Existential therapy looks at meaning, choice and how life changes affect someone; it can help when people feel empty or uncertain about major decisions. Attachment-based work explores how early relationship patterns shape current connections and can be useful for issues like abandonment, codependency and commitment worries. Cognitive behavioural techniques focus on noticing and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours to reduce anxiety and low mood.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Tracey will listen to your goals and preferences and suggest a plan that mixes reflective exploration with practical steps. That collaborative process makes it easier to try different methods and adjust as you learn what helps.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different circumstances. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when movement is needed, live chat works well for shorter check-ins and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around family life, work or other commitments while keeping the focus on what you want to change.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Tracey help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship patterns, plus trauma, parenting strain, anger and self-esteem issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is warm, steady and down-to-earth, blending reflective conversation with practical exercises to manage symptoms.
What experience does she bring to therapy?
Tracey has 12 years of experience supporting people with attachment issues, trauma, eating concerns and relationship problems.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She holds a BA (Hons) in Integrative Counselling, an FdA in Counselling and a Diploma in Mindful Mental Health, and is BACP registered in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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