Steven Eveleigh , BACP

Steven Eveleigh is a BACP registered counsellor who shifted careers after years working in investment banking in London and Bournemouth, Dorset. Feeling unable to continue on a high-pressure path, he retrained and found counselling to be a natural and fulfilling vocation, and he now works with people across a wide range of life challenges.

Since qualifying as a BACP registered counsellor - registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - he has continued to expand his understanding of human experience to provide thoughtful, person-focused support. His practice covers stress and anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, grief, low self-esteem and career-related concerns, with particular experience supporting LGBT people and those exploring issues around gender and sexuality. He also works with feelings of emptiness, gender dysphoria, guilt and shame, HIV / AIDS, mood disorders and workplace issues.

Steven offers a calm, down-to-earth, non-judgmental space where individuals can speak openly about sensitive topics. Working in a person-centred way, he allows sessions to be led by the client, creating conditions for exploration, validation and personal growth. When appropriate, he can integrate techniques from transactional analysis or Gestalt therapy to tailor the work to each person’s needs, aiming to support empowerment and clearer understanding of feelings and beliefs.

Client-Centered Approaches and Online Therapy

Steven Eveleigh principally works from a client-centered approach, which focuses on creating a supportive, empathetic space where the client sets the pace and direction of sessions. This way of working emphasizes listening, acceptance and helping people clarify their own goals and values, and is often suited to issues like low self-esteem, relationship concerns and general life transitions.

He may also draw on elements of Gestalt therapy, which encourages awareness of present-moment experience and how patterns of feeling and behaviour show up, and transactional analysis, which explores communication patterns and roles in relationships. These approaches can offer practical ways to notice and change unhelpful patterns when appropriate to the client’s needs.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and will be a collaborative decision between the client and therapist. Licensed professionals will work with the individual’s concerns, goals and preferences to tailor the way sessions proceed. Online therapy by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging adds flexibility and accessibility, making it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue work from different locations when needed.