Helen Fox, BACP
Helen Fox is a counsellor who bases her work on person-centred practice and allied approaches.
About Helen
Helen Fox is a counsellor who bases her work on person-centred practice and allied approaches. She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and offers one-to-one support for adults. Helen writes plainly and aims to make sessions straightforward and useful for people feeling overwhelmed by life.
Helen has four years' experience working with common struggles such as anxiety, depression, stress and relationship difficulties. She also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, grief and loss, addiction, eating and sleeping problems, and issues around self-esteem and identity.
Background and approach
Her practice includes help with career and school pressures, parenting strains, and compassion fatigue. Her approach draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-focused work, and mindfulness alongside a person-centred stance. Sessions are practical and based on what the client wants to change.
Helen uses simple tools, conversational reflection and gentle experiments that people can try between meetings. Helen works from Southend On Sea in the United Kingdom and connects with people across regions through online formats. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English. Helen’s hours are Monday to Friday 9.00am to 6.45pm and she aims to respond to messages within one working day. Sessions are arranged through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time and scheduling follows the Start Therapy process on the site.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 388179 | March 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Cost Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Helen lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- 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
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Helen names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches suited to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on values and small actions that move someone toward the life they want, which can help with anxiety, depression and stress.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand and change the ways they relate to others, which can ease relationship strains and intimacy issues.
Person-centred work puts the client’s priorities at the centre of each session. The counsellor listens closely, reflects what they hear and follows the person’s pace to build clarity and confidence.
Helen treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She will talk with clients about goals and preferences and adapt methods to suit what feels most helpful. Together they decide which ideas to try and review progress over time.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation across distance, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is low, and live chat or text messaging can be useful for brief check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family life or when travel is difficult, while keeping the focus on steady progress and real-world change.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Helen help with?
She supports adults with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem and grief. The list also includes addictions, sleeping and eating problems, career pressures and ADHD related concerns.
What is Helen's therapeutic style?
Her work is person-centred with elements of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness. Sessions use practical tools, reflection and small experiments clients can try between meetings.
What experience does she bring?
Helen has four years of practice working with adults and young people across a broad range of issues including trauma, family and social behaviour concerns.
Where is Helen based and how is she registered?
She works from Southend On Sea in the United Kingdom and is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English. She also accepts international clients for online work.
What session formats are available?
Helen offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. Cost varies with location and therapist availability.
How do I begin working with Helen?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule a session according to her availability.
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