Tracey Bonelle, BACP - Therapist in United Kingdom

Attachment-based work
DBT skills and mindfulness
Practical coping tools

About Tracey

Tracey Bonelle is a BACP therapist based in the United Kingdom with six years of practice experience. She works with people coping with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, life changes, addictions and anger. She also supports those dealing with relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, eating and sleeping problems, and career or parenting strain.

Tracey uses a person-centred, relational approach that keeps the client’s voice at the centre of sessions. She listens for patterns in thinking and feeling and helps people make sense of what keeps repeating for them. Practical skills and emotional processing are both part of the work, depending on what a person needs on a given day.

Her approach draws on attachment-based ideas and psychodynamic thinking to look at how early relationships shape current reactions. She also uses dialectical behaviour therapy techniques and mindfulness practices to help with emotional regulation and grounding. Sessions can include reflective conversation, emotion regulation exercises and behavioural steps to try between meetings.

Tracey aims to work collaboratively and at a pace that feels manageable. She checks in about goals and adjusts the focus as people notice change. The emphasis is on clearer understanding of personal patterns and learning small, doable ways to respond differently to stress and anger.

People who want straightforward, practical help with recurring anger, relationship friction or ongoing anxiety may find this style useful. Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted. Confirm current session options before booking.

How Tracey uses approaches in online work

Tracey draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships influence current reactions. That work focuses on patterns in how people relate and can help with relationship pain, anger that repeats, and trust issues. She also uses Dialectical Behaviour Therapy techniques to teach concrete skills for managing intense emotions and reducing impulsive reactions. Mindfulness practices are used to increase present-moment awareness and lessen rumination.

Choosing the right approach is part of how Tracey works. She will discuss goals and preferences with each person and try methods that fit those aims. Sessions are collaborative and adjusted as people notice what helps and what does not.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also suit people who prefer not to be on camera or who need a quieter setting at certain times. Registered therapists can use these ways of working to keep therapy practical and manageable within everyday life.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Grief Self esteem Depression Coping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stress Chronic pain, illness, and disability CodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separation Domestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsForgiveness Guilt and shame Impulsivity Isolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisis Veteran and Armed Forces Issues Money and financial issues Mood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues Young adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyDialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

6+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, anger and related issues such as relationship strain, trauma, eating and sleeping difficulties.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She uses a relational, person-centred approach and mixes reflective conversation with practical skills such as DBT exercises and mindfulness.

How much experience does she have?

She has six years of experience working in the United Kingdom across different settings.

What professional credential does she hold?

She is a BACP Therapist and is listed as a Registered Member MBACP.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the UK work with her?

International clients are accepted.

How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

What do I do to begin working together?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.