- Work and wellbeing
- Practical coping skills
- NCPS credential
About Bernadette
Bernadette Wilkie is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, grief and depression. She also supports people facing relationship and family difficulties, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger, low self‑esteem and career concerns. She works with issues linked to ADHD, compulsions, control and attachment worries as well.
Bernadette uses a client‑centred approach that keeps the person’s own goals at the heart of sessions. She also draws on Dialectical Behaviour Therapy - DBT - skills for managing intense emotions, and motivational interviewing to help with ambivalence around change. Conversations are practical and focused on what will make life feel easier day to day.
She has 10 years of experience working with people in the United Kingdom and holds NCPS. NCPS is shown here as the credential supplied in her profile. Sessions are conducted in English and international clients are not accepted at this time.
Bernadette aims to help people identify strengths they already have, and to build new coping ways where needed. She treats each person as the expert in their story and works alongside them rather than telling them what to do. The first meeting typically looks at what matters most and what would make a small, realistic difference.
If you want to begin, the Start Therapy button leads to a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability, and a subscription model is used that can be cancelled at any time.
How Bernadette uses practical approaches online
Bernadette blends client‑centred listening with skills and motivational methods. Client‑Centred Therapy focuses on listening and helping you set your own goals; it is useful when you want a calm space to make sense of feelings and decisions. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy - DBT - offers specific tools for managing intense emotions and improving reactions to stress. Motivational Interviewing helps where people feel unsure about change by exploring ambivalence and building commitment.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Bernadette will talk with you about what you want to achieve and try methods that match your needs and preferences. She treats this as a collaborative process and adjusts methods as you progress.
If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the exact session formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check‑in meetings when needed. It can also let you use skills practice in real time between work or family commitments. Registered or accredited professionals often find that familiar routines and reliable scheduling help therapy become part of everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Credentials
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Bernadette help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression and related issues such as sleep problems, parenting strain, relationship and family difficulties, and career concerns.
How would she approach therapy with me?
Sessions are person centred and practical. She uses client‑centred listening, DBT skills for emotion management, and motivational interviewing to support changes you want to make.
How much experience does she have?
Bernadette has 10 years of professional experience working with people in the United Kingdom.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
The profile lists NCPS as the credential and shows location as the United Kingdom.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Session cost varies with location and therapist availability; services use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I do to get started?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.