Renetta Neal, BACP

Renetta Neal is a counsellor and a Registered Member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP). She has 20 years of experience working with adults, young adults and adolescents on concerns such as stress, anxiety, parenting, self-esteem, depression, grief and anger. Sessions focus on practical steps the client wants to take, paced by the client.

Renetta works mainly using Client-Centred Therapy. She starts by building a straightforward therapeutic relationship so people feel they can talk about what’s troubling them. Once rapport is established, she and the client think together about tools and strategies that could help in day-to-day life.

She offers reading suggestions, worksheets and practical activities that support the work done in sessions. Clients set their own goals and pace, and Renetta helps keep those goals in view between meetings. That approach is useful for managing repeated frustration, simmering resentment, or quick bursts of anger that affect relationships or work.

Her background also includes study in integrative counselling theories and practice, which means she can draw on different ways of thinking when they suit a person’s situation. The emphasis remains on the client’s priorities and on small, manageable steps.

People who want straightforward, spoken support around anger, parenting stress, low confidence or general anxiety may find this practical style helpful. To begin, clients follow the site’s matching steps and schedule an initial session to set goals and a pace that fits their life.

How Client-Centred work translates to online counselling