Online Counselling Stroud, Bristol & UK-Wide
Online Counselling Stroud, Bristol & UK-Wide
You know the issues you want to look at and overcome. You just put it off — and the cost quietly accumulates.
Online counselling removes the excuse.
And counselling — until recently — wasn’t even something you considered.
Online counselling allows busy, professionals to access therapy without rearranging their lives — and without sacrificing depth. It removes friction while keeping the work serious.
I’m Luke Brownlee-Williams, a BACP Accredited Counsellor, Psychotherapist, and Supervisor with over 15 years’ clinical experience supporting individuals, couples, and professionals in high-pressure environments. I work with anxiety, stress, relationships, burnout, relationship strain, and neurodiversity — both face-to-face and online across the UK.
Online therapy isn’t a compromise. For many people, the balance it creates between work, life, and emotional capacity outweighs the loss of a physical therapy room. For some — particularly neurodiverse clients — being at home provides a level of comfort and safety that allows the work to go deeper, not shallower.
Who This Work Is For (And Who It Isn’t)
This work is most effective for people who are used to coping well — until they realise that coping has quietly become the problem.
You might recognise yourself if you:
Carry a lot of responsibility at work or at home and rarely feel fully off-duty
Appear capable, reliable, and thoughtful, while feeling internally tense, over-alert, or emotionally flat
Experience anxiety, overthinking, irritability, or constant pressure without a clear “reason”
Are skilled at functioning, performing, and managing — and less practiced at resting, receiving, or letting go
Want to understand where your emotional patterns come from, not just how to control them
Many people I work with don’t identify as “anxious” in the traditional sense. They identify as busy, driven, or under pressure. Anxiety often appears later — as the nervous system’s way of signalling that something has been carried for too long.
This work is unlikely to be a good fit if you’re looking for:
Quick reassurance, motivation, or surface-level coping strategies
A therapist who will constantly soothe, stabilise, or lead for you
Techniques without exploration, or insight without challenge
Therapy that avoids discomfort when familiar patterns repeat
Online counselling works best when you’re prepared to look honestly at the roles you’ve learned to play — and what they’ve cost you.
What Actually Changes in Online Therapy
Online therapy is often misunderstood as a more convenient version of face-to-face work. In practice, it can be more revealing.
Working from your own environment reduces performance. You don’t need to arrive composed, contained, or “ready.” The ways you regulate yourself — through control, busyness, distraction, or withdrawal — tend to show up more clearly at home. That information matters.
Online work can make avoidance easier at first — and therefore easier to notice. Missed sessions. Intellectualising. Staying articulate while emotionally distant. Keeping things “manageable.” These are not failures. They are patterns. And patterns are where real change begins.
For many high-functioning people, anxiety isn’t a lack of coping skills. It’s the result of over-coping — staying alert, responsible, and self-managed for too long. Online therapy allows us to slow that system down without switching it off.
The aim isn’t to eliminate anxiety as quickly as possible. It’s to understand what your nervous system has learned to do, why it still does it, and how to give it a wider range of options.
When the work is effective, clients often notice:
Less internal pressure to hold everything together
Greater emotional range — not just calm
Clearer boundaries between responsibility and self-worth
A quieter relationship with thinking, rather than constant mental management
Convenience is a side effect.
The real shift is structural.
What I Offer Online (UK-Wide)
Individual Therapy — Anxiety, stress, burnout, trauma, emotional overwhelm, and high-pressure professional environments
Couples Counselling — Particularly suited to partners with demanding schedules or long-distance arrangements
Clinical Supervision — For counsellors, psychotherapists, and wellbeing professionals seeking depth, clarity, and strategic growth
How Online Counselling Works
Free 20-minute consultation — A grounded conversation about what you need and whether this way of working fits
Weekly online sessions — Secure video sessions that prioritise depth, privacy, and continuity
Ongoing review — Tracking patterns, obstacles, and progress without jargon or unnecessary process
Is Online Counselling Right for You?
Online therapy may suit you if you value:
Discretion
Time efficiency
Emotional safety
Continuity
Depth over quick fixes
Some clients combine online work with occasional in-person sessions in Stroud or Bristol. Others work exclusively online because it integrates cleanly into their lives. There is no “best” format — only the format that allows meaningful change.
About Me
Luke Brownlee-Williams
BACP Accredited Counsellor, Psychotherapist & Supervisor
Over 15 years’ clinical experience
Former NHS High-Intensity Counsellor
Specialist in anxiety, burnout, relationships, and high-pressure professional environments
Full-time private practice across Stroud & Bristol
Supporting clients UK-wide and internationally online
Entrepreneurial background — I understand the cost of carrying too much
If you’re looking for grounded, honest, effective therapy, you’re in the right place.
Start Online Counselling
To book a free 20-minute consultation, please email me:
Email: luke@lbwcounselling.co.uk
Website: lbwcounselling.co.uk
