Francesca Dolan Wills, BACP

Francesca Dolan Wills is a counsellor with six years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She uses a direct, empathetic style and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression and big life changes. Francesca supports those coping with grief and loss, fertility and pregnancy loss, and career difficulties. She aims to make it easier for someone to take the first step into therapy.

Earlier in her career Francesca spent time working in a hospice and with a pregnancy loss charity. She also worked for UK government employment coaching for eight years before training as a counsellor. More recently she has provided therapy through larger UK services including the NHS and police support programmes.

Since June 2023 Francesca has run a private practice while also working with a cancer youth charity and employee assistance programmes. These roles have brought experience helping people from a wide range of backgrounds and beliefs. She emphasises straightforward, respectful conversations rather than clinical jargon.

In sessions Francesca creates an open space for people to talk about difficult thoughts and feelings without judgement. She draws on client-centred approaches and emotion-focused work to help people feel heard. Mindfulness and solution-focused techniques are used when practical strategies are helpful.

Her approach is collaborative and paced to the individual. People who want clear, calm support through grief, relationship strain, parenting pressures, career change or chronic stress may find her style useful. Francesca also helps with intimacy, body image, caregiver stress and navigating blended family issues.

How Francesca’s Approaches Work Online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening closely and following what matters most to the individual. It helps people feel understood and to explore choices at their own pace, which is useful for grief, low mood and life transitions.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on understanding and reshaping emotional responses. It is often used when someone wants help with relationship patterns, intimacy-related concerns or strong feelings that keep repeating.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. Francesca will work with each person to choose which methods fit their goals and preferences. She reviews progress and adapts techniques so sessions stay relevant and practical.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help. Phone sessions suit people who prefer not to be on camera or have limited bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit short check-ins into a busy day or to reflect in writing. These options help people maintain continuity of care while balancing work, family and other commitments.