Wendy Russell

Wendy Russell is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with five years of experience. She offers a warm, down-to-earth and collaborative style, creating a non-judgemental space where people can be heard and supported.

Wendy works with individuals who worry they are either “not enough” or “too much” for the people around them, who feel guilty and blame themselves, or who experience anxiety when trying to please others. She helps clients explore their thoughts and feelings, understand patterns of behaviour, and develop practical strategies to move forward.

Her areas of focus include stress and anxiety - including social anxiety and generalised anxiety - anxiety linked to dating apps, new relationships or endings such as relationship, job or moving. She also supports people facing depression, work-related stress during career change or new roles, and those feeling lost or lacking direction.

Wendy works with issues related to relationships and intimacy, including difficulty forming or maintaining relationships, fear of getting hurt, commitment concerns, past trauma, and the challenges of breakups or starting again. She also assists with self-esteem, grief, parenting, career concerns, coping with life changes, coaching needs, and compassion fatigue.

Her approach is integrative, drawing on evidence-based methods such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), person-centred therapy, and solution-focused strategies, with therapy tailored to each person. She occasionally assigns work between sessions and uses Betterhelp resources to complement the counselling process.

Wendy is a female, gay, older therapist who is non-religious. She currently has availability and is willing to walk alongside people on their counselling journey.