Tracey Lynne Desjardins , NCPS

Tracey Lynne Desjardins is an Emotional Therapeutic Counsellor and Highly Sensitive Personality (HSP) Coach who blends clinical training with a broad life perspective. She holds the NCPS credential, which indicates formal training and professional standing in counselling and psychotherapy. Born in Canada and shaped by years of international travel, Tracey brings a diverse outlook to her practice that informs how she supports clients.

Before retraining as a Therapeutic Counsellor in 2020, Tracey worked in the Criminal Justice sector in a range of practitioner roles, developing specialist experience with relationship difficulties, addiction, and sexualised behaviours. That background complements her therapeutic work and informs her understanding of behaviour and emotional patterns. She also volunteers with Cruse Bereavement Services, giving her direct experience with grief and bereavement support.

Tracey uses the Inner Child model alongside emotional therapy techniques to help clients identify and work through the underlying beliefs and emotional blocks that shape present-day behaviour. Her interests include supporting people affected by domestic abuse, anxiety and depression, self-esteem concerns, trauma, and issues related to high sensitivity or empathic traits. Tracey offers a compassionate, exploratory approach that helps clients understand how past experiences have influenced their current responses and supports them in making meaningful change.

Therapeutic approaches for online support

Tracey integrates Client-Centered Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) with Mindfulness practices to guide online work. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a nonjudgmental, empathic relationship where the client’s own insights and resources are central to change - useful for self-esteem, life transitions, and relationship concerns. EFT focuses on identifying and reshaping emotional responses between partners or within attachments, and is especially helpful for relationship difficulties and intimacy-related issues. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and gentle acceptance of thoughts and feelings, which can reduce anxiety, support coping with trauma responses, and improve emotional regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Tracey works collaboratively with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals, adapting methods over time so the therapy fits the individual rather than forcing a single model.

Online sessions offer practical flexibility - video calls and phone sessions allow real-time conversation, while live chat and text-based messaging provide more immediate or lower-intensity options. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, access support from different locations, and continue work between sessions with your therapist.