Wendy Brook, BACP
24 years in practice
Wendy Brook is an empathic counsellor who uses an existential approach to help people make sense of their lives.
License and registration
- BACP
- 117632 · expires February 2026
- Years in practice
- 24
- Languages
- English
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About Wendy
Wendy Brook is an empathic counsellor who uses an existential approach to help people make sense of their lives. She combines that perspective with client-centred and attachment-based work to focus on meaning, relationships and personal values. Wendy’s manner is steady and practical, and she aims to help people find their own answers rather than tell them what to do.
She has 24 years of experience supporting people through trauma and abuse, addiction, depression and relationship difficulties.
Background and approach
Wendy describes trauma broadly as anything that felt overwhelming, and she helps people untangle how those experiences affect day-to-day life. She also works with grief, anger, self-esteem and parenting strain, among other concerns. Wendy uses a mix of approaches so sessions fit the person’s needs.
Client-centred methods help people feel heard and understood. Attachment-based ideas look at how early and current relationships shape feelings and behaviour. Her work can include practical skills from Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and emotion-focused techniques to manage intense feelings and improve communication.
Sessions move at a pace chosen by the client and focus on making changes that feel manageable. Wendy is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, often shortened to BACP. She practises in the United Kingdom and offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging.
Outside work she enjoys time with family, walking her Labrador and painting with watercolours.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Wendy lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Wendy names
- Existential Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Wendy uses Existential Therapy to help people consider meaning, choice and personal values when life feels uncertain. That approach supports people facing major life changes, grief, identity questions and a sense of emptiness. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to look at how early and current relationships shape emotions and patterns. It is often helpful for people wanting better communication and more stable connections with others.Finding the right method is part of the work. Wendy takes a collaborative approach and will discuss different ways of working with each person. Together the client and counsellor decide which ideas and techniques to try, and they adjust the plan as needs and goals change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation across distance, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat offers shorter check-ins and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options give practical flexibility for fitting therapy around work, family life and other commitments.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does Wendy help with?
Wendy works with a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, addictions, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, anger and self-esteem problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She draws on existential ideas, client-centred listening and attachment-based thinking to focus on meaning, values and relationships in everyday life.
How much experience does she have?
Wendy has 24 years of experience working with people on issues such as trauma, addiction, mood difficulties and family concerns.
Where is Wendy based and what are her credentials?
She practices in the United Kingdom and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for online sessions?
Wendy provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for?
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