Helen Hardy, BACP

Helen Hardy works with people struggling with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and major life changes. She writes simply and directly in sessions to help clients feel heard and understood. Helen shows respect and compassion, and will adapt conversations to each person's needs.

Helen is a British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy member, often shortened to BACP, and has ten years of professional experience. She focuses on attachment issues, abandonment, codependency, avoidant personality patterns and dissociation when those come up alongside the primary concerns above. She also supports people facing caregiver stress, blended family challenges, divorce and separation, and domestic violence aftereffects.

Her way of working blends Attachment-Based, Client-Centred and Psychodynamic ideas with Trauma-Focused elements where needed. In practice that means paying attention to relationship patterns, listening without judgement, and helping people make sense of past hurts that affect their present. Sessions aim to help clients notice patterns, try different ways of relating, and find small, realistic steps forward.

Helen tailors each plan to what the person wants to achieve rather than using a one-size-fits-all method. Conversations can be brief check-ins or deeper, longer work depending on what feels right. She encourages people to go at their own pace while staying focused on practical changes.

To begin, someone completes a short matching questionnaire and then schedules sessions according to therapist availability. Helen conducts work in English and does not offer sessions to international clients.

How Helen's approaches work online

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship patterns shape current connections. Online sessions look at how you form bonds, avoid closeness, or react to separation, and then try new ways of relating in day-to-day life.

Client-Centred Therapy puts the person's experience at the heart of the work. The therapist listens closely, reflects what is said, and follows the client's pace so people feel understood and can make their own choices about change.

Trauma-Focused Therapy targets the lasting effects of traumatic events. Online sessions can help people name what happened, reduce overwhelming reactions, and practise coping strategies that feel manageable.

Choosing an approach is part of the work and not a one-off decision. Helen will collaborate with each person to decide what feels most useful based on their needs, goals and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people read facial cues and hold a longer session. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and text messaging suit people who prefer typing, want shorter check-ins, or need ongoing written support. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and daily life.