- Integrative approach
- Grief support
- Relationship help
About Gemma
Gemma Pyatt-Lonczyk is a counsellor who uses an integrative approach to tailor sessions to each person. She aims to help people feel heard and to build understanding about what they are going through. Gemma presents herself as warm and practical, focused on helping clients find clearer ways forward.
Her practice emphasises the therapeutic relationship as the foundation for change. She listens without judgement and offers different perspectives to help people reframe difficult situations. That might mean looking at past experiences, current patterns, or practical coping strategies for day-to-day life.
Gemma has four years of experience and holds BACP accreditation, which indicates registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She has worked in a hospice setting providing palliative care counselling, anticipatory grief support, and bereavement care. Those roles helped her learn how to support people through major life transitions and loss.
She commonly helps with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, depression, and coping with life changes. Other areas she supports include abandonment issues, attachment concerns, carer stress, chronic illness, body image, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster.
Gemma describes her practice as reflective and continually developing. She offers a conversational style that balances listening with gentle challenge, and she works with people to identify practical next steps and clearer ways of coping.
Integrative approaches that translate to online work
Gemma describes an integrative way of working that brings together evidence-based therapeutic techniques to suit the person. In practice this means using approaches that help people make sense of their feelings and build coping steps they can try between sessions.One common approach focuses on understanding patterns of thought and behaviour, helping people notice unhelpful thinking and try different responses. This can be helpful for anxiety, low mood, and stress. Another approach centres on grief and loss, offering space to name difficult emotions, prepare for changes, and develop ways to manage anticipatory grief and bereavement challenges.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to identify goals, test out different ways of working, and agree on what feels most useful as therapy progresses.
For practical matters, confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring responsibilities, or health-related limitations, and can reduce travel time. It also allows shorter check-ins when needed, and makes it simpler to attend from different locations on busy days.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
4+ years
Credentials
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Gemma commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, depression, and coping with life changes, plus related issues such as abandonment, attachment, carer stress, chronic illness, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster.
What is her style of therapy like?
She practises an integrative approach, adapting methods to suit each person. Sessions are conversational, focusing on listening, offering new perspectives, and practical coping ideas.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Gemma has four years of professional experience, including work in a hospice setting providing palliative care counselling and bereavement support.
What credentials and region does she represent?
She is accredited with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin sessions with Gemma?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.