- Guilt and shame
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
About Mia
Mia Pickard is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has three years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She works with adults carrying stress, anxiety, grief, trauma and anger, and with issues around relationships, addiction and self-esteem.
Mia focuses on helping people talk through painful memories and current pressures. She aims to make sessions a place to name difficult feelings, including guilt and shame, and to look at how those feelings affect daily life. Conversations are direct and practical, with time to reflect and to plan small steps forward.
Her work includes supporting people after loss, and those managing intense emotions such as anger or anxiety. She also helps people facing life changes, parenting stresses, and challenges linked to mood conditions and attention differences. Topics like body image, attachment and past abuse are also part of her practice.
Mia describes her role as offering steady, focused support while clients speak about what matters to them. Sessions draw on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help clients make sense of patterns and reactions. She encourages clear, manageable goals and checks in on progress as therapy continues.
People can expect straightforward language and a pace set by their needs. Mia works in English and practices from the UK. To start, she asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session so they can agree the best next steps.
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Mia uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on helping people understand their thoughts and feelings. One approach helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns and tests them against daily experience to reduce anxiety and low mood. Another approach focuses on processing traumatic memories and learning coping strategies to manage strong emotional reactions. These methods are practical and aimed at changing how someone reacts to distressing thoughts and memories.Deciding which approach to use is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, past experiences, and what feels manageable. Together they will try approaches and adapt them based on what makes sense and what is useful in day-to-day life.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel; they also allow shorter check-ins when time is limited or audio-only meetings when video would be difficult. Registered or accredited professionals can help clients plan how to use sessions most effectively alongside everyday commitments.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, addictions, self-esteem and related issues like body image and attachment.
How does she approach feelings of guilt and shame?
She helps people name those feelings and looks at how they influence behaviour and relationships in practical ways during sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has three years of professional experience and practices in the United Kingdom supporting adults with a range of emotional and behavioural concerns.
What credential does she hold and where does she practise?
She is registered with the BACP and works in the United Kingdom.
Can I have sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.