About Phillipa
Phillipa Whitehead is a BACP-registered counsellor who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and emotional difficulties. She works with issues such as grief, low self-esteem, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger and coping with life changes. Phillipa also supports people dealing with ADHD, compassion fatigue and career-related worries.
She accepts international clients and works from the United Kingdom. Phillipa offers a calm, non-judgmental space where people can talk through what matters to them.
Background and approach
She uses a person-centred way of working so the client stays in control of pace and focus. Alongside that she draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to help make practical changes and set clear, achievable goals. Her practice aims to meet people where they are.
Sessions can help when someone feels stuck, is facing a crisis, or wants to process past traumatic events. Phillipa can also support those who have tried other therapies and want a different approach. Across more than 11 years of work in varied settings she has supported adults with a wide range of concerns.
The BACP notation means she is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. People considering therapy are invited to take a short matching questionnaire and arrange sessions based on the therapist's availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How Phillipa's approaches translate to online work
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, empathy and supporting the client to find their own solutions. It helps when someone wants to talk things through at their own pace and be guided rather than told what to do. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns; it is often helpful for anxiety, low mood and sleep problems. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on helping people process past traumatic events and reduce their ongoing impact on daily life. Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Phillipa will discuss goals and preferences in early sessions and adapt methods to suit the person's needs. She treats the choice of techniques as a collaborative decision rather than a fixed plan. The practical benefits of online therapy depend on the formats offered, which are not specified in the biography, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-in conversations when needed. They also allow people who live far from services to access a registered professional from the United Kingdom or, where appropriate, as an international client.Questions people ask
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- 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
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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