Gillian Macmillan, NCPS
Gillian Macmillan is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with seven years of professional experience.
About Gillian
Gillian Macmillan is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with seven years of professional experience. She holds the NCPS credential and focuses on creating a calm space where people can talk about what matters to them. Her approach is straightforward and supportive, aimed at helping people take the first steps toward change.
Gillian helps people managing stress and anxiety, and those coping with addictions or grief. She also supports people dealing with low self-esteem, motivation struggles, depression and sleep or eating concerns.
Background and approach
Practical skills and clear conversation are central to her sessions. She offers help around relationship problems, intimacy-related issues, jealousy and infidelity, and the emotional strain after childbirth including postpartum depression. She also works with process addictions such as porn, exercise or gambling and with self-harm concerns.
The emphasis is on understanding what keeps patterns going and finding workable next steps. Her way of working draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy. Sessions focus on what a person wants to be different and on small, achievable changes.
Conversations are paced to each person’s needs. Gillian also addresses career stress, compassion fatigue, ADHD-related struggles and parenting pressures. She uses a mix of listening, practical techniques and coaching-style questions to help people follow through on change.
The aim is calmer thinking and clearer choices.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| NCPS | NCS16-03543 | July 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Gillian works with
Everything Gillian lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
Approaches Gillian lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Hypnotherapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Gillian will talk with each person about goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which approach or combination to try, and adjust as progress is made. The process is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.
Online therapy with Gillian can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video is useful for a full session when visual connection matters. Phone sessions are helpful if bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits the day. Live chat and messaging suit quick reflections, short check-ins or frequent support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Gillian commonly help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, low self-esteem, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting pressures, anger and career stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Gillian works in a straightforward, supportive way that mixes listening with practical techniques. She helps people set small goals and talks through steps they can try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has seven years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and behavioural concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
Gillian holds the NCPS credential and practices in the United Kingdom.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are offered?
She works via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What steps do I take to begin therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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