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Holly Cruttenden, BACP

Compassionate counsellor for anxiety and life change

4 years in practice · based in United Kingdom · sessions in English · online sessions

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About Holly

Holly Cruttenden is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom. She holds BACP accreditation and has four years of professional experience supporting people with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and major life changes. Holly works with clients across the world and offers sessions in English.

Holly takes a person-centred approach, which means she starts by listening and shaping the work around each person's priorities. She uses plain conversation to help clients name what feels difficult and to spot patterns that keep problems repeating.

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Background and approach

Practical techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness are used when helpful to manage overwhelming thoughts and build coping skills. Her background includes supporting people through family conflict, separation and divorce, and caring-related stress.

She has experience with issues often linked to neurodiversity and with LGBT concerns, and she helps people facing feelings of emptiness or complex relational patterns such as codependency and communication problems. Sessions are collaborative. Holly offers space to talk, reflect and try new ways of responding to old problems.

She will work at the client’s pace and help set clear goals for change, whether the aim is short-term relief or longer-term personal growth. Holly combines talking therapy with exercises you can practise between sessions. She aims to make therapy straightforward and useful, so people can apply what they learn to daily life and cope better with stress and transitions.

How therapy approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship. The counsellor follows the person's lead, reflecting what comes up and helping the person make sense of their own experience. This approach is useful when someone needs a space to be heard and to explore feelings without pressure.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It teaches practical strategies to test unhelpful thoughts and change behaviours that keep problems going. CBT can help with anxiety, stress and patterns that create low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Holly will discuss goals, try techniques, and adapt methods based on what helps most. The choice of approach is collaborative and can change as needs evolve.

Online therapy gives flexible ways to meet that fit different lives. Video calls let people use visual cues and have a fuller conversation. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can suit brief check-ins. Live chat or text-based messaging work well for quick support or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caregiving or travel while keeping the focus on meaningful progress.
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Questions people ask

What problems does Holly help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and coping with life changes. Other areas include family conflict, relationship separation, caregiver stress and issues linked to neurodiversity.
How would she work with me in sessions?
The style is person-centred and collaborative, starting with listening to your priorities. Practical tools from cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness may be introduced to help manage thoughts and feelings.
What is her professional background?
Holly has four years of experience supporting people with a range of concerns, including anxiety, family issues and LGBT matters. She has worked with clients across different age ranges and needs.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is accredited with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Holly provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging as ways to meet.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
4 years
Licensed
Languages
English

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