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Iris Guenther, BACP

Iris Guenther is a counsellor who uses practical talking therapies to help people manage stress and anxious feelings.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
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About Iris

Iris Guenther is a counsellor who uses practical talking therapies to help people manage stress and anxious feelings. She works in a direct, down-to-earth way so people can say what matters to them and start to feel more able to cope. Iris draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

She keeps sessions focused on everyday steps - looking at thoughts, spotting patterns and trying small changes between meetings.

Background and approach

That practical emphasis is helpful for issues like panic attacks, social anxiety, sleeping problems and low self-esteem. Attachment-based ideas inform how she talks about relationships and family life. This helps when people are dealing with abandonment fears, problems with intimacy, or the long shadow of past trauma and loss.

Mindfulness techniques are also used to teach simple ways to calm the body and steady the mind. She has four years of professional experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Iris offers sessions in English, French and German for people located in the United Kingdom.

Sessions can be arranged by choosing a start option and completing a short matching questionnaire. Iris aims to work in an open, non-judgemental way and to support clients as they take practical steps towards clearer thinking and more manageable daily routines.

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Registration

Body	Registration number	Expires
BACP	403877	July 2026

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Sessions and payment

Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.

Cost Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Iris lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Parenting issues
Self esteem
Addictions
LGBT
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Anger management
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Attachment issues
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Social anxiety and phobia

Ways of working Iris names

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Therapeutic approaches for online work and daily life

Iris uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts and still move towards what matters to them. ACT focuses on values and simple actions rather than getting rid of every difficult feeling.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try small behavioural experiments. CBT is practical and often useful for panic, social anxiety and sleep problems. Attachment-based ideas are used when relationship patterns and abandonment fears affect current wellbeing.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Iris works collaboratively to choose techniques that match a person's goals, needs and preferences. She will help decide whether ACT, CBT, attachment work or a mix feels most useful and will adapt plans as progress is made.

Online sessions make therapy more flexible. Video calls are close to face-to-face and suit deeper conversations, phone sessions can be shorter and easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text messaging is useful for brief check-ins or when writing feels easier. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep contact between meetings when helpful.

Frequently asked

What issues does Iris support people with?

She helps with stress and anxiety, relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, self-esteem, addictions, trauma and grief, eating and sleeping problems, anger and career challenges.

What kind of therapy style does she use?

Her work is practical and person-focused, using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, attachment-based ideas and mindfulness to address thoughts, feelings and behaviours.

What experience does she bring to sessions?

Iris has four years of professional experience helping people with everyday mental health difficulties and relationship challenges.

Where is Iris based and what credential does she hold?

She works from the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.

Which languages are supported in therapy?

Sessions are offered in English, French and German.

Can someone outside the UK work with her?

She does not accept international clients; sessions are offered to people located in the United Kingdom.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.

How are fees and getting started handled?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time; to begin, select Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session.