Francesca Whitby, BACP

Francesca Whitby welcomes people who feel anxious, overwhelmed or stuck. She offers a calm, down-to-earth approach and makes a point of listening first. Francesca explains things plainly and helps clients find small, practical steps forward.

She is a BACP counsellor with four years of practice in the United Kingdom. Francesca blends Person-Centred work with simple Cognitive Behavioural Therapy tools. That mix gives space to talk while also building coping strategies to use day to day.

Sessions typically start by looking at what matters most to the client now. Francesca helps name patterns, spot unhelpful thoughts and try new ways of reacting. She uses short exercises and practical ideas to reduce worry and improve mood.

Francesca has worked with issues such as stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and life changes. She also supports people dealing with grief, intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping problems, parenting stress, anger, career questions, bipolar and depression, and ADHD.

Additional areas she focuses on include abandonment, attachment and relationship patterns, body image and codependency, as well as topics like blended family concerns and BDSM, kink and alternative sex culture. Sessions aim to help clients feel more confident and in control of their lives.

To begin, Francesca encourages a gentle pace. She listens without judgement, asks the practical questions that help, and works alongside each person to set achievable goals.

How Francesca’s approaches work online

Francesca draws on Person-Centred counselling to prioritise a warm, non-judgemental listening space where people can talk through what matters most. This approach helps clients feel heard and understood before working on practical changes.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or CBT techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and try small experiments that change feelings and behaviour. CBT tools are useful for anxiety, low mood, sleep problems and recurring worries.

Finding the right way to work is a shared process. Francesca will discuss your goals, try different tools and adjust based on what helps. She aims to be collaborative so the approach fits your needs and preferences.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video lets you keep a face-to-face rhythm, phone can be easier when bandwidth is low, live chat suits shorter check-ins and messaging lets you write when that fits your day. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare and travel, while keeping ongoing progress between sessions.