Ceri Parry, BACP

Ceri Parry is a BACP-registered psychotherapist and qualified nurse who brings a blend of clinical and therapeutic experience to her work. She trained to Masters level and has completed more than 1,000 hours of one-to-one therapy; she is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), the professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists. Prior to focusing on psychotherapy she spent over 15 years working in healthcare and the NHS, including roles in acute general hospitals, community and primary care, and senior positions within Adult Mental Health Services where she managed caseloads and staff and ran clinics at GP surgeries and hospitals. She has also facilitated group therapy for addiction at the Priory Private Hospital.

Ceri combines psychological training and nursing experience to support people facing a wide range of challenges. Her areas of focus include stress and anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, eating difficulties, depression, relationship and family concerns, grief and intimacy-related issues, sleeping problems, parenting and caregiver stress, anger and self-esteem, career changes and coping with life transitions. She also works with neurodiversity, attachment and abandonment concerns, body image, chronic pain and illness, and co-morbid presentations such as bipolar disorder and substance misuse.

Her academic background includes Psychology Masters research into attachment, individual differences, attention, childhood trauma, social identity and a thesis on emotional intelligence and deception detection, alongside a BSc (Hons) first-class degree that covered pain management, CBT and diabetes care. In practice she uses approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), client-centered and person-centered techniques, attachment-based work, trauma-focused methods, motivational interviewing, solution-focused strategies, positive psychology, goal-setting and coaching, and a biopsychosocial perspective. She offers tailored support for those seeking self-improvement, behaviour change, or recovery from addiction, moving at a pace that suits each person and aiming to create a non-judgmental therapeutic space.