Holly Brick, NCPS

Holly Brick is a counsellor with ten years' experience in mental health work. She has practised across private, community and NHS IAPT services. Holly focuses on helping people manage anxiety, low self-esteem, stress, depression and career concerns.

Her background includes clinical roles in several settings over a decade. That experience shaped her practical, goal-focused style. She aims to help people move from feeling stuck to making small, manageable changes.

Holly uses approaches that encourage action as well as conversation. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, helps spot and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns. Client-Centred Therapy keeps the person’s experience at the heart of sessions and helps build trust and self-understanding.

She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to set short-term, clear goals and notice what already works. Sessions often include setting tasks between meetings so progress can be tracked. Holly keeps language simple and focuses on what clients can do next.

People who prefer practical steps with empathetic listening may find this style useful. Holly works in English and conducts sessions by video, phone, live chat or text messaging. To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to availability.

How Holly’s approaches work in online therapy

Holly uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy in her online work. CBT involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and trying small, practical experiments to change them. It is often used for anxiety, panic and depression where behaviour and thinking patterns keep problems going.

Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s experience at the centre of sessions and emphasises a respectful, non-judgemental relationship. This approach helps people feel heard and build confidence to try new ways of coping. Solution-Focused ideas are used to set short-term goals and to notice what is already working in day-to-day life.

Finding the right fit is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and adapt methods so they suit the individual. Together they decide which approach to prioritise and which practical steps to try between sessions.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face discussion and fuller interaction. Phone sessions can be a good choice when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter, flexible exchanges that can fit around work or family commitments. These options make it easier to access consistent support from registered or accredited professionals without travelling to appointments.