About David
David Cuff is a counsellor who focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, and issues around self-esteem. He works with people coping with life changes, addictions, trauma, intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping problems, parenting pressures, anger, career difficulties, bipolar and depression, ADHD and LGBT-related matters.
He aims to be a supportive presence while people make sense of painful experiences and find ways forward. His style is humanistic and person-centred, which means sessions follow the client's lead and value their lived experience.
Background and approach
He uses an experiential approach that pays attention to feelings in the body as well as thoughts. This often involves gentle noticing of sensations and emotions in the moment to help build new ways of relating to oneself. David describes his work as non-judgemental and relational, and he takes an affirmative stance on LGBT identities.
He sees neurodiversity as a difference rather than a disorder and attends to social and environmental factors that shape wellbeing. He aims to help people draw on their own internal resources to live more fully in the present. He holds the BACP credential and completed postgraduate study in humanistic psychotherapeutic counselling at the University of Brighton.
He has seven years of experience and has undertaken further training in online and telephone counselling, relational depth, and child protection in education. People who choose to work with him can expect a calm, curious approach that respects what matters to them. He aims to help clients find closure for unfinished business and to build practical ways of coping day to day.
What David works with
Everything David lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason David is listed here; the rest shows what else David works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches David lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian 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.
How his approaches translate to online work
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on creating a respectful space where the client's priorities guide the conversation. It helps people who need to feel heard and understood while they make sense of difficult choices and emotions.Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at the patterns in how people respond to close relationships and strong feelings. It can be useful for someone who wants to change how they react to hurt, loss or repeated conflicts in important relationships.
Existential Therapy encourages exploration of meaning, purpose and responsibility in life. It suits people wrestling with major life questions, change, grief or a sense of disconnection from themselves.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss different ways of working and decide together which methods fit the client's needs, goals and personal preferences. This is a collaborative process and can change as therapy progresses.
For practicalities, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, save travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also make it possible to maintain continuity of care even when commitments or locations change.
Questions people ask about David
What concerns does this counsellor help with?
He supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addictions, ADHD, parenting and many life changes.
How would he describe his therapeutic style?
He works in a humanistic, person-centred way that follows the client's lead and values lived experience. Sessions are often experiential and pay attention to felt senses as well as thoughts.
What is his professional background?
He has seven years of experience and completed postgraduate study in humanistic psychotherapeutic counselling at the University of Brighton.
What credentials and location are listed?
He holds the BACP credential and practices in the United Kingdom within the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy's ethical framework.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the UK work with him?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What is the process to begin working together?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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