Naomi Howard, BACP

Naomi Howard uses psychodynamic and trauma-focused approaches to help people make sense of difficult past experiences. She is a BACP counsellor with five years of practice in the United Kingdom. Naomi writes plainly and focuses on immediate, practical ways to feel steadier and more able to cope.

Naomi often works with people who have experienced child abuse, sexual trauma or domestic abuse. She also supports those struggling with anxiety, depression, self-harm and low self-esteem. Sessions aim to help people feel less on edge and more able to manage day-to-day life.

Her work looks at how earlier experiences influence current reactions. That can include gentle exploration of patterns, parts work such as inner child or inner critic work, and psychodynamic thinking about the past. She uses trauma-focused methods to build stability and reduce distressing symptoms.

Naomi includes simple psychoeducation to explain why the body and mind respond the way they do after trauma. She also uses creative ways of expressing difficult feelings when words are hard to find. The approach is practical and paced to each person’s needs.

People meet her for support with grief, relationship and intimacy issues, bipolar and mood concerns, addictions, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD and stress-related difficulties. Naomi works online by video, phone, live chat or text messaging to make sessions fit into everyday life.

Online approaches that address past harm and current distress

Naomi combines psychodynamic thinking and trauma-focused work to help people understand how earlier experiences shape present feelings and behaviours. Psychodynamic work looks at recurring patterns and the influence of past relationships, which can help when someone keeps repeating the same problems. Trauma-focused work concentrates on reducing the strong emotional and physical reactions that follow abuse or frightening events, and it aims to build steadiness day to day.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Naomi will work together with each person to decide what feels most helpful, adjusting methods as goals and needs become clearer. The plan evolves through discussion and practical steps rather than a fixed formula.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different lifestyles. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low, live chat suits quick check-ins and text messaging can support shorter, ongoing contact between sessions. These options make it simpler to attend from work, home or elsewhere and to match the format to what helps most.