- Strengths focused
- Work wellbeing
- Goal oriented
About Melinda
Melinda Best is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who focuses on work and wellbeing alongside relationship and personal challenges. She draws on 16 years of professional experience to help people tackle addictions, motivation, self‑esteem and confidence. She also supports those facing family conflict and people seeking executive coaching. Melinda begins by listening closely to each person's story and building on their strengths.
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. Sessions aim to clarify goals and find small, practical steps people can use between meetings. She emphasises that clients know their lives best and works alongside them to try different approaches until something fits.
Over her career she has helped with issues such as chronic illness and pain, caregiver stress, midlife questions, and feelings of isolation and shame. She also addresses communication and commitment concerns, infidelity, and multicultural matters when they are relevant to someone’s situation.
Melinda uses a mix of approaches drawn from client‑centred work, cognitive behavioural ideas, mindfulness, motivational interviewing and somatic methods. These tools are used to support emotional regulation, shift unhelpful patterns and boost motivation for change.
If someone wants to begin, Melinda asks them to complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange sessions to suit their schedule. She works with a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How therapeutic approaches adapt to online care
Client‑centred work places the person's experience at the heart of the session, with the therapist listening and reflecting so the client can make sense of their situation and decide next steps. This helps build clarity when people are juggling work and wellbeing concerns.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and testing small experiments to change them. It can be useful for motivation, self‑esteem and coping with anxiety or addictive patterns.
Mindfulness methods teach simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and support calmer thinking during stressful work or family situations.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk through goals and preferences and try methods that suit the person's needs. This is a collaborative process and can change over time as priorities shift.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around a busy week, reduce travel time and allow more flexible scheduling. It can also support shorter check‑ins or workday appointments that hold momentum between meetings.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
16+ years
Credentials
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Melinda address?
She helps people with addictions, relationship and family problems, self‑esteem and motivation, plus executive coaching and related life purpose issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic approach?
Her approach is collaborative and practical, using client‑centred listening alongside cognitive behavioural ideas, mindfulness, motivational interviewing and somatic methods to try useful strategies together.
How much professional experience does she have?
Melinda has 16 years of professional work experience in the United Kingdom supporting people with a range of personal and work related challenges.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, noted as BACP, and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She is not taking international clients at this time.
How does pricing work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.