- ACT informed
- Attachment focus
- Client-centred work
About Melanie
Melanie Duffin is a BACP-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with ten years' experience. She works with adults who are carrying stress, anxiety, family conflict, trauma and abuse, grief, and low self-esteem. Melanie also helps with related concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, body image and coping with chronic illness.
She meets people where they are and uses straightforward conversation to untangle what feels stuck. Sessions focus on talking through specific worries, noticing patterns that keep problems going, and trying small changes that make daily life easier. Practical tools from cognitive behavioural work and mindfulness are offered alongside reflective approaches that look at relationships and meaning.
Melanie draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice painful thoughts without being driven by them. Attachment-based ideas are used to look at how earlier relationships affect current trust and closeness. Jungian perspectives can be used when people want to explore personal themes and deeper meaning.
Her way of working is client-centred, which means the pace and topics are set together. Melanie aims to be direct and down-to-earth in sessions, clarifying goals and checking progress regularly. She asks for a short matching questionnaire at the start to help shape the first appointment.
Practical matters such as session cost vary with location and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Sessions are conducted in English and international clients are not accepted. If someone wants to begin, they choose the See online therapy options button and schedule a first session after the short form.
How Melanie uses different approaches in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and choose actions that align with their values rather than being led by every worry. It can help when guilt or shame feels like it drives most choices. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and offers practical exercises to test and change unhelpful thinking patterns. This suits problems such as anxiety, low self-esteem and recurring guilt. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships affect current patterns of trust and closeness and can be useful for understanding persistent shame around relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and agree together what to try based on the client’s concerns, goals and preferences. Sessions are collaborative and the method may change over time as progress and priorities are reviewed.
Practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions into a busy life and making contact without travel. Because the biography does not specify session formats, confirm current options before booking. Registered or accredited professionals often find online sessions convenient for shorter check-ins, for using guided exercises during the appointment, or for keeping therapy part of a weekly routine with less disruption to work or caregiving schedules.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of guilt or shame issues does she help with?
She works with feelings arising from stress, anxiety, family conflict, trauma and abuse, grief, and low self-esteem.
How does she approach guilt and shame in sessions?
She uses plain conversation, mindfulness, CBT techniques and reflective work to notice unhelpful patterns and try small practical changes.
How long has she practised as a counsellor?
She has ten years of experience working with adults on matters such as trauma, grief and relationship difficulties.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and works in the United Kingdom.
Can I have sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she see clients outside the UK?
She does not accept international clients.
What formats are used for sessions?
Please confirm current session options before booking as the biography does not list specific formats.
How are cost and starting set up handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time; to begin, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session via the See online therapy options button.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.