About Phillippa
Phillippa Stacy offers support for people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, anger, depression and phobias. She also helps with relationship difficulties, addictions, parenting strain, sleeping and eating issues, and many forms of life change. Phillippa writes plainly and listens closely to what's worrying you now.
She is a BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP and has nine years' practice experience. Phillippa uses a client-centred style that keeps the person in the lead.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on understanding patterns of thought and behaviour that keep problems going. She aims to help people spot unhelpful cycles and try small, realistic changes day to day. Her approach draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address thoughts and actions.
Attachment-based ideas and Emotionally-Focused Therapy inform how she looks at relationships and intimacy concerns. Conversations are direct but warm, with practical steps between sessions. Pillippa also brings personal insight from living with a long-term degenerative autoimmune condition, which shapes her understanding of chronic illness, caregiver stress and end-of-life concerns.
She treats that experience as a way to deepen empathy, not as a clinical credential. Therapy sessions can include short-term problem work or longer-term exploration, depending on need. Phillippa aims to help people gain more control over daily choices, rebuild confidence and update old life scripts.
She works from the United Kingdom and offers online formats to fit different schedules.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice painful thoughts without fighting them and move toward values-based actions. It can help with anxiety, phobias and life changes by teaching practical ways to accept feelings and keep taking steps that matter.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours. It uses straightforward exercises and experiments to test unhelpful beliefs and try new behaviours, which suits problems like anxiety, low mood and sleep difficulties.
Attachment-based ideas guide how relationships and early patterns affect current connections. This perspective helps when intimacy, communication or caregiver issues are part of the concern. The therapist draws on these approaches to shape each session around your goals.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Phillippa will discuss options with you, test what works and adjust methods based on your needs and preferences. You remain involved in choosing techniques and the pace of work.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and practical exercises. Phone sessions can fit into a break or when bandwidth is limited. Chat and messaging suit brief check-ins, written reflections or people who prefer not to use a camera. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into daily life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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