Izabela Burge, NCPS

Izabela Burge offers calm, practical support for people juggling caring roles and everyday pressures. She helps with stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem and relationship concerns. Her style is down-to-earth and responsive, aiming to make conversations feel straightforward and useful from the first session.

Izabela uses a mix of approaches that suit each person she meets. She draws on client-centred ways of working, cognitive behavioural techniques, mindfulness and hypnotherapy to help people notice patterns and try manageable changes. Sessions focus on what matters now and on simple tools that can be put into daily life.

Her background includes a Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling and registration with the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS). Izabela also has training in hypnotherapy and a degree in psychology and public relations, and she has worked in several counselling and wellbeing roles across charities and community services.

When supporting carers, she listens for the everyday strains and pressures that build up over time. She helps people talk through coping strategies, boundaries, and ways to reduce burnout and compassion fatigue while keeping sight of personal needs and goals.

Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person. Izabela checks in regularly about progress and adapts the approach as needed so therapy stays relevant to changing life demands.

How Izabela’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-centred therapy puts the person rather than a technique at the centre of sessions. It involves active listening, reflecting what matters to the client, and shaping sessions around their priorities. This approach helps when coping with caregiver stress and life transitions because it focuses on what a person wants to change.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, works with patterns of thinking and behaviour. It helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try small experiments to feel and function better. CBT can be useful for anxiety, sleeping problems, anger and low mood by breaking problems into manageable steps.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and then adjust methods as progress is made. This is a collaborative process rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm which session formats are currently offered before you book. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when you need them. They can also suit people who prefer not to use video or who need sessions outside standard office hours, depending on the formats Izabela provides.