- Stress and anxiety
- Grief and loss
- Money and finances
About Irma
Irma Goodwin is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who focuses on helping people handle everyday struggles. She works with concerns such as stress, anxiety, grief, anger, low self-esteem and mood difficulties. She also supports people facing relationship strain, issues around identity and LGBT matters, and practical life challenges like career uncertainty and money and financial issues.
Irma sees people as the experts in their own stories and looks for strengths to build on. She aims to make the first step feel manageable and offers calm, steady support while someone decides what change looks like. Her approach is respectful and encouraging, with an emphasis on practical steps that can fit into busy lives.
She has four years of professional experience and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP. That registration is shown exactly as BACP. Irma draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address symptoms and everyday problems rather than promising any single outcome.
In sessions she aims to help people identify patterns, set small goals and practice new responses to difficult feelings. She works with emotional issues like grief, guilt and shame, and with behavioural patterns such as impulsivity, isolation and problems with sleep or eating.
People choosing to work with Irma can expect a collaborative relationship where decisions about pace and focus are shared. She supports individuals through midlife questions, caregiver stress, break-ups and the strain that comes with demanding work or caring roles.
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Irma draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help with emotional and practical problems. One commonly used approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and trying small, practical experiments to change them; this can be useful for anxiety, panic and low mood. Another approach emphasises recognising emotions, increasing self-awareness and building skills to manage strong feelings, which can help with grief, anger and shame.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Irma treats the decision as collaborative and will discuss how different techniques might fit a person's needs, goals and preferences before agreeing a plan.
If you are considering online therapy, check the current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving or travel, and it can reduce time spent commuting. Some formats are better for shorter check-ins, others suit longer therapeutic work, so confirming options will help match the practicalities of life with the therapeutic plan.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, anger, low self-esteem and mood problems, plus relationship and family matters and money and financial issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Irma uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and focuses on practical steps, pattern awareness and small achievable goals.
What is her professional background?
She has four years of professional experience helping people manage emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and country does she practise in?
She is listed as BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are accepted.
How do fees and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a course of sessions?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.