About Helen
Helen Allen helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, eating and body image concerns, and other life changes. She is a counsellor with BACP and NCPS credentials and she works with people on parenting strain, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem and career worries. Helen writes plainly and listens carefully.
Sessions focus on understanding what matters to the person and finding steps that fit their life. She mixes reflective listening with practical tools so people can notice small changes that add up.
How Helen works
Her background includes six years of practice alongside charity work with eating disorders and bereavement services. That experience shaped her interest in emotional pain, loss and complex eating-related problems. She draws on a range of ideas to meet each person’s needs rather than following a single method.
In therapy she often uses attachment-based thinking to look at relationship patterns. She also uses cognitive behavioural ideas to help change unhelpful thinking and mindfulness exercises to reduce stress and improve sleep. Helen adapts sessions to fit what the person tells her is most useful.
People can expect a calm, respectful space to talk and try things out. The emphasis is on practical steps and clearer understanding, not on labels. Helen works collaboratively to help people reconnect with inner strengths and move forward at a manageable pace.
Helen lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Helen works with
The areas below are the ones Helen selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Registers | BACP, NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches for online support
Helen often uses attachment-based ideas to look at how past and current relationships shape feelings and behaviour. This approach helps with trust, intimacy-related concerns and patterns that repeat in relationships.She also draws on cognitive behavioural therapy or CBT to identify unhelpful thinking and try practical steps that change feelings and behaviour. CBT can be useful for anxiety, sleep problems, low mood and managing stressful situations.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through what feels most relevant, try methods in sessions and adjust based on the person's goals and preferences. That collaborative process helps match techniques to what actually helps.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and non-verbal cues. Phone sessions suit people who prefer not to be on camera or have limited bandwidth. Live chat and messaging can be useful for brief check-ins, journalling between sessions or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options give flexibility to fit therapy around work, family and travel.
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