About Francesca
Francesca Whitby offers a calm, non-judgemental space for people who feel overwhelmed or stuck. She aims to make sessions simple and straightforward so parents can understand and act on what they talk about. Francesca uses plain language and listens closely, helping clients find clearer ways to cope with day-to-day stresses.
She blends a client-centred way of working with practical cognitive tools. Client-centred Therapy focuses on being heard and understood, while Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, adds step-by-step techniques for thinking and behaviour.
How Francesca works
That combination means sessions can include open conversation and short exercises to try between meetings. Francesca has four years' experience and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She works with a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and relationship concerns.
She also supports people facing changes like career shifts, parenting stress, sleep or eating difficulties, and challenges linked to attention differences. In a typical session she will listen without judgement, reflect what she hears, and gently suggest ways to test new habits.
Therapy is paced to each person's needs, so work may focus on understanding emotions one week and on practical coping the next. Sessions are offered from the United Kingdom in English. Francesca encourages small steps and steady progress, helping people feel more able to manage their emotions and daily life again.
Francesca lists 2 ways of working on the entry:
What Francesca works with
The areas below are the ones Francesca selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Francesca’s approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on being listened to and understood. Sessions give space for people to talk through feelings and feel accepted, which can help with stress, grief and identity questions.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, adds clear tools for everyday life. These are practical exercises and simple thinking strategies that can reduce anxiety, improve sleep and change unhelpful routines.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Francesca will collaborate with each person to choose what feels most useful based on their goals and circumstances. That might mean more listening at first and then introducing CBT techniques as things progress.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video is useful for a fuller conversation and non-verbal cues. Phone calls can fit a break at work or a quick check-in when video is not possible. Live chat and messaging let people send short updates, try exercises between sessions or have a brief check-in without being on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy around family life, work and other commitments while accessing registered or accredited professionals.
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