- Stress and anxiety
- Grief and loss
- Life purpose
About Tineke
Tineke Zwinkels is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with four years of professional experience. She works with adults who feel stuck after changes in work, relationships or health. Common concerns she helps people with include stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem and coping with life changes, and she also addresses issues such as addiction, workplace problems and relationship difficulties.
In sessions she helps clients notice how events shape thoughts, feelings and behaviour. She uses straightforward conversation to help people make sense of challenging experiences. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer understanding rather than abstract theories.
Tineke pays attention to attachment, codependency and control issues when these come up. She also supports people working through guilt, shame, isolation and questions about life purpose. Panic, phobias and post-traumatic stress are among the presenting problems she has experience with.
The work aims to increase self-understanding and build stronger, more reliable ways of coping. Clients can expect to look at patterns that repeat and to practise new responses. The emphasis is on what helps in daily life and at work.
She offers sessions in English and accepts international clients. If someone is ready to take a first step they are asked to follow the service signposting to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial appointment.
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Two evidence-based approaches she uses are rooted in helping people make sense of how experiences influence thoughts and feelings. One approach focuses on examining and changing unhelpful thought patterns to reduce anxiety and low mood; it helps people identify triggers and practise different ways of responding. Another approach looks at patterns in close relationships and attachment, helping people understand recurring behaviours and how they affect self-esteem and connection.Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your needs, goals and preferences and try different ways of working until you find what fits. This means the work can shift from understanding past influences to practising practical coping skills, depending on what helps most.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm the current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work and family commitments, remove travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people work with a therapist who is based in the United Kingdom while living elsewhere, since international clients are accepted.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem and coping with life changes, plus related issues such as addiction, workplace problems and relationship difficulties.
How does she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
She focuses on noticing how events shape thoughts, feelings and behaviour, and uses straightforward conversation to help make sense of experiences and identify practical next steps.
What level of experience does she have?
She has four years of professional practice working with adults on stress, trauma, grief and self-esteem concerns.
What credential and location are listed?
She is listed with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she accept clients outside the UK?
She does accept international clients.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
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, use the crisis numbers.