Phillippa Stacy, BACP

Phillippa Stacy works with people facing stress, anxiety, grief, anger and depression. She helps with relationship and intimacy-related issues, addictions, eating and sleeping difficulties, and problems with self-esteem and career direction. Phillippa also supports people coping with chronic illness, caregiver strain, and other life changes.

Phillippa has nine years of clinical experience and is a BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP. She draws on humanistic and integrative principles to create a warm, accepting space. Sessions are direct but compassionate, aimed at helping people make practical changes in day-to-day life.

Her approach focuses on noticing repeated patterns and updating unhelpful personal scripts. Phillippa uses methods from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to suit each person’s needs. She works collaboratively to set goals and try out new ways of responding to difficult feelings.

Percipient to the experience of long-term health conditions, Phillippa brings personal insight into living with chronic illness. That experience informs her understanding of fatigue, caregiving pressures and life-stage adjustments. She aims to help people find clearer choices within those constraints.

Sessions tend to be practical and conversational. Phillippa offers a non-judgemental place to talk, reflect and experiment with different ways of coping. The emphasis is on building skills and increased self-agency so people can manage future challenges more confidently.

Therapeutic approaches for online support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts without getting stuck in them and focuses on taking values-driven action. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early relationship patterns and how they show up now, helping people change how they relate and feel safe with others. Client-Centred Therapy offers a warm, non-judgemental space where the person's own priorities guide the work and growth.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Phillippa will work collaboratively to decide what fits best based on the issues you bring, your goals and your preferences. That means sessions can change over time as needs shift and progress is made.

Online therapy can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different circumstances. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat is quick for short check-ins, and text messaging helps people reflect between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or mobility limitations while keeping the therapeutic focus consistent.