About Helen
Helen Howett offers calm, practical support for people dealing with stress, anxiety and life changes. She writes plainly and listens closely to help clients find clearer ways forward. Helen works to make sessions feel steady and manageable for anyone feeling overwhelmed.
Helen has five years of experience and holds NCPS, which appears in her listed credentials. She draws on several therapeutic approaches to match an individual's needs rather than using a single method for everyone.
How Helen works
Sessions focus on what is happening now and what can be done next to improve day-to-day coping. Her work covers common concerns such as parenting strain, relationship difficulties, grief, career worries and recovery from trauma and abuse. She also addresses issues like attachment and abandonment, codependency, divorce and blended family problems.
Helen pays attention to how life events affect self-esteem and decision making. In a typical session she encourages honest conversation and practical steps. Mindfulness exercises and gentle reflection on past patterns may be used to help people notice unhelpful habits.
The overall aim is clearer thinking and more constructive choices between sessions. Sessions are offered in English and are available to people in the United Kingdom and internationally. Helen can work by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging so people can choose the format that fits their routine.
Getting started involves completing a short questionnaire and arranging a first appointment.
Helen lists 4 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
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in close relationships and how early bonds influence present feelings. This approach can help people who struggle with trust, abandonment worries or problems connecting with others.Client-centred therapy places the person at the heart of sessions. The counsellor listens without judgement and helps clients find their own solutions, which suits those seeking clarity or support during life transitions.
Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be decided together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, then shape sessions around those priorities in a collaborative way.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation across distance, phone work can be chosen when bandwidth or being on camera is difficult, and live chat or text messaging suits brief check-ins or those who prefer written communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, parenting or other commitments and let people keep continuity of care even when life is busy or travel is difficult.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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