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Aisling Evershed

Aisling Evershed, BACP

United Kingdom

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BACP counsellor - life purpose and adjustment

  • Client-Centred approach
  • Mindfulness practice
  • Internal Family Systems

About Aisling

Aisling Evershed is a BACP-registered counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with five years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression and life changes. Her practice also addresses relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, addictions, sleeping difficulties and work-related concerns such as career uncertainty and compassion fatigue.

She uses a relational approach that centres on listening and steady support. Sessions focus on talking through current problems and on noticing the values and motivations that shape choices. This helps people who feel stuck after work, relationship or health changes consider what matters next.

Her clinical style draws on Client-Centred and Existential ideas, combined with Mindfulness practice and Internal Family Systems concepts. That mix is used to help with feelings of overwhelm, recurring patterns, identity questions and past hurt. Practical techniques are paired with reflective conversation to make sense of difficult experiences.

Aisling also works with issues linked to attachment, abandonment and codependency, and with neurodiversity topics such as autism and Asperger Syndrome. She can support people coping with chronic illness, caregiving strain, cancer and bereavement.

Sessions are conducted in English. A subscription model is used for fees, and that subscription can be cancelled at any time. If someone wants to begin they are asked to use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.

How her approaches guide online sessions

A Client-Centred approach means the counsellor focuses on listening and reflecting what a person says, helping them clarify feelings and options. This approach is useful for those unsure about priorities or who need steady conversational support.

Existential therapy looks at meaning, choice and responsibility. It helps when life changes leave someone asking what matters next, or when career and identity questions feel pressing.

Mindfulness therapy brings simple attention practices into conversation. It can reduce rumination, calm anxiety and make it easier to notice unhelpful patterns that keep someone stuck.

Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and adapt methods as understanding grows. The emphasis is on finding a fit rather than applying a single model.

Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example by saving travel time, offering shorter check-ins during a lunch break, or allowing a phone call when video would be difficult. Practical arrangements and session length are confirmed when scheduling so they match everyday needs.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersCareer difficultiesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyExistential TherapyMindfulness TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

5+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

Which concerns does she address related to life purpose?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, career uncertainty and coping with life changes, helping people think about what matters next.

How does she work with someone feeling stuck?

Her style emphasises listening and conversation. She combines reflective talk with practical exercises from Client-Centred, Existential and Mindfulness approaches.

What experience does she bring?

She has five years of professional experience supporting people with trauma, self-esteem, addictions, grief and related issues.

What are her credentials and location?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.

In which languages can sessions be held?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she work with international clients?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?

Fees vary with location and are managed through a subscription system. The subscription can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin a first session?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.

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