Helen Willoughby, BACP, NCPS
22 years in practice
Helen Willoughby is a counsellor who has worked in therapeutic roles since 2003.
License and registration
- BACP
- 384407 · expires November 2026
- NCPS
- NCS23-02395 · expires June 2026
- Years in practice
- 22
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Helen
Helen Willoughby is a counsellor who has worked in therapeutic roles since 2003. She began her career in nursing and later moved into independent practice, bringing a practical, caring approach to sessions. Helen uses a range of methods and adapts them to each person she meets.
In the therapy room she focuses on listening and treating people as individuals. She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions and bipolar difficulties. Helen also supports people with relationship and family concerns, grief, intimacy-related issues and struggles around sexuality and gender.
Background and approach
Her practice extends to other areas such as eating issues, sleep problems, parenting strains, anger, self-esteem and career worries. She also works with people facing chronic illness, cancer, chronic pain, trauma and abuse, and separation or domestic violence. Helen names additional focuses including ADHD, autism and avoidant personality themes.
Helen draws on several approaches to suit the person in front of her, including Jungian therapy, client-centred work, cognitive behavioural techniques, mindfulness and motivational interviewing. She aims to explain options at the start and answer any questions people bring. Counselling is described as a space to pause, breathe and be treated kindly.
Helen aims to offer steady support while people take the steps they choose. She invites anyone ready to begin to reach out and book a first conversation.
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 counseling
- 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
Approaches Helen names
- Jungian Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Jungian therapy looks at personal stories, dreams and symbols to help people understand deeper patterns in their life. It can be useful for people who want to explore long-standing themes, meaning and identity issues. Client-centred therapy puts the person and their experiences at the heart of the work; the counsellor listens, reflects and follows the client’s pace to build trust and clarity. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, focuses on practical steps to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and is often used for anxiety, low mood and coping skills.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options and will help decide what fits your needs, goals and preferences. That choice is collaborative and can change as therapy progresses to match what is helping most.
Online sessions give practical flexibility. Video calls let you see non-verbal cues and work in depth. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, short reflections and for fitting therapy into a busy day. These formats make it easier to access a registered or accredited professional from different locations and at times that suit your routine.
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Questions people ask
What issues can Helen help with?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, bipolar and trauma. Relationship, family, grief, eating and intimacy-related issues are also part of her practice.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is caring and individualised, combining listening with practical tools. She uses client-centred conversation alongside cognitive and reflective techniques.
How much experience does she have?
She has worked as a therapist since 2003 and previously practised as a nurse, giving a combined background in care and counselling.
What professional credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She holds BACP and NCPS credentials and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How much do sessions cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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