Rob Millist , BACP, NCPS

Rob Millist is a counsellor and coach with seven years of professional experience, combining practical tools with an empathic, person-focused approach. He has worked in both one-to-one and corporate settings and serves as a regular counsellor for Youthline UK, Mind, and PAWS. His practice balances structured techniques and relational care to help people build confidence, manage stress, and move through difficult life challenges.

His working pattern has included Tuesday appointment slots between 9am and 9pm UK time, with 45-minute counselling sessions and an initial 50-minute meeting to review presenting concerns and a monthly Wellbeing Score used in private practice and agency work. Over the summer he has offered Thursday afternoon sessions. In addition to scheduled sessions, he has made time during the week to review messages and voice notes sent by clients.

Rob brings a head-and-heart style to therapy, integrating grounding techniques to support emotional regulation alongside conversation and reflection. He holds professional counselling credentials listed as BACP and NCPS, indicating recognised training and membership in counselling bodies. His work addresses a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, addictions, eating and sleeping difficulties, bipolar and depression, ADHD, and many other concerns. He also focuses on attachment and abandonment issues, body image, communication problems, and alternative sexual cultures such as BDSM and kink.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Sessions

Rob Millist draws on several established methods to guide online work. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early and close relationships shape current patterns - it helps when difficulties stem from trust, intimacy, or abandonment issues by examining relational needs and responses. Client-Centered Therapy prioritises the person in front of the therapist, offering a non-directive, empathetic space that supports self-exploration and confidence building; it is useful for self-esteem, life transitions, and emotional processing. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and adjusting unhelpful thought and behaviour patterns to ease symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Rob will work with clients and licensed professionals to tailor methods to a person’s goals, preferences, and presenting concerns, adapting the balance of techniques as therapy progresses.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can be held by video call or phone, and shorter exchanges can take place via live chat or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity through life changes, and access support without geographic travel.