Thomas Beardmore, BACP
Compassionate counsellor for relationship and identity concerns
Details
| Name | Thomas Beardmore |
|---|---|
| Credentials | BACP |
| Based in | United Kingdom |
| Registered with | BACP |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 13 |
About Thomas
Thomas Beardmore is a BACP counsellor who offers a calm, non-judgemental space for people to talk about difficult feelings and life changes. He listens from a humanistic stance and aims to understand what it feels like to be in your situation. He responds with warmth and direct honesty where needed, helping people find new ways to move forward.
He works with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, stress, grief, addictions, eating and sleeping difficulties, and bipolar mood changes.
Background and approach
He also supports people facing relationship and intimacy problems, identity and LGBT matters, parenting strains, career uncertainty, and compassion fatigue. Additional focuses include attachment and abandonment issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, body image, and trauma and abuse. Thomas mixes narrative ideas with attachment-based and client-centred approaches.
That means he helps people reframe the stories they tell about themselves while paying attention to relationships and emotional needs. He also draws on cognitive behavioural ideas and emotionally-focused work when practical steps or feeling-focused work can help. He has 13 years of experience working across healthcare, higher education, the third sector, and independent practice.
His BACP accreditation is noted in the UK. Thomas tailors sessions to each person, offering empathy and challenge in equal measure so changes happen in ways that suit the individual. Sessions are offered in English and available to international clients.
He aims to help people gain clarity, make different choices, and build more satisfying day-to-day lives.
What this therapist works with
Their listing names LGBT, Relationship issues, Intimacy-related issues among the things Thomas works with, alongside the areas below.
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in their listing among their approaches.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Thomas among the ways they work.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Thomas among the ways they work.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Thomas among the ways they work.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Thomas among the ways they work.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Thomas among the ways they work.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Thomas among the ways they work.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Thomas among the ways they work.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Thomas among the ways they work.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Thomas among the ways they work.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Thomas among the ways they work.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Thomas among the ways they work.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Thomas among the ways they work.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Thomas directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how they work. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Thomas directly how they use it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Working with narrative and attachment online
Thomas combines Narrative Therapy with attachment-based and client-centred ideas to help people untangle painful patterns and rewrite their stories. Narrative Therapy focuses on the stories people tell about themselves and their relationships, helping to separate a person from a problem and open space for new meanings. Attachment-based work looks at how early and current relationships shape feelings and reactions, which can be useful for intimacy, abandonment, and anxiety concerns.He approaches this work collaboratively. Finding the right mix of methods is part of the process and he will discuss options with each person. Together they decide whether to focus on re-authoring life stories, exploring emotional bonds, or using practical techniques to manage symptoms and daily challenges.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversational work and emotional processing, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or during a shorter break, and chat or messaging can suit quick check-ins or people who prefer not to be on camera. These formats make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, family life, or travel, while keeping the focus on practical steps and meaningful reflection.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Thomas support?
He works with a broad range of issues including anxiety, depression, stress, grief, addictions, eating and sleeping problems, bipolar mood changes, and relationship and intimacy difficulties.
What is his therapeutic style like?
Thomas uses a humanistic, person-focused style. He listens closely, offers empathy, and balances gentle challenge with practical ideas.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has 13 years of professional experience in healthcare, higher education, the third sector, and independent practice.
Where is he based and what credential does he hold?
He practises in the United Kingdom and is accredited with the BACP.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Therapy can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to begin?
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