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Helen Willoughby, BACP, NCPS

Helen Willoughby has worked as a therapist since 2003 after a long career in nursing.

About Helen

Helen Willoughby has worked as a therapist since 2003 after a long career in nursing. She brings 22 years of therapeutic experience to her independent practice in the United Kingdom and is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS).

Helen aims to make the first steps straightforward and answers initial questions or doubts at the start of therapy. Clients meet a counsellor who prefers to treat each person as an individual.

Background and approach

Sessions are offered with kindness and a practical focus. Helen uses a mixture of conversational listening and structured techniques depending on what someone needs that week. Her work covers many common concerns, including stress and anxiety, depression and bipolar mood issues, addictions and eating difficulties, and responses to trauma and abuse.

She also supports people dealing with relationship and family matters, grief and loss, parenting strain, compassion fatigue, and intimacy or sexual issues. Helen draws on a range of approaches such as client-centred practice, cognitive behavioural ideas, Jungian perspectives, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. She adapts these tools to suit practical goals like improving sleep, managing anger, or building self-esteem.

Sessions are available in English and can be organised for international clients. Helen offers therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and sessions are scheduled from there.

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Registration

Body	Registration number	Expires
BACP	384407	November 2026
NCPS	NCS23-02395	June 2026

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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
Addictions
LGBT
Trauma and abuse
Eating disorders
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Depression
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Avoidant personality
Body image
Cancer
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Eating and food-related issues
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Fertility issues
Forgiveness
Gender dysphoria
Guilt and shame
HIV / AIDS
Hoarding
Hospice and end-of-life counselling
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
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
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Prejudice and discrimination
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sex addiction
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Visually impaired
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Ways of working Helen names

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Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Client-centred therapy focuses on respectful listening and following the client's lead to understand their priorities. It is helpful when someone needs a space to talk through feelings and make sense of what matters to them.

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions connect and offers practical steps to change patterns that cause distress. It is often used for anxiety, low mood, sleep problems and unhelpful behaviours.

Mindfulness practice teaches simple awareness techniques to calm the mind and ease stress reactions. It can support people coping with rumination, anger, sleep difficulty and compassion fatigue.

Choosing the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try different techniques if needed, and review progress together to find what helps most.

Online therapy with Helen is offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video is useful for a face-to-face feel, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins, and messaging lets people reflect between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family life or travel and help people keep continuity of care when they move or live internationally.

Frequently asked

What concerns does Helen commonly help with?

Helen works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood difficulties, addictions, trauma and abuse, eating and body image problems, relationship and family concerns, grief, parenting strain, and sleep problems.

How would you describe her therapy style?

She blends warm, client-centred listening with practical methods such as cognitive behavioural ideas, mindfulness and motivational interviewing. Sessions aim to be conversational and goal-focused when needed.

What is her professional background?

Helen has worked as a therapist since 2003 and previously worked for many years as a nurse, giving her a long background in caring roles and clinical experience.

Where is Helen based and what credentials does she hold?

She practises in the United Kingdom and is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS).

Can I have sessions in a language other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available online?

Therapy can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How are fees and subscriptions handled?

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

How do I begin working with Helen?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.