About Helen
Helen Newman is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people cope with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy-related problems, and issues linked to trauma and abuse. She works with people on self-esteem, addictions, sleeping and eating difficulties, and career or life-change concerns. Helen also supports those facing family problems, LGBT-related worries, bipolar disorder, anger, and isolation.
She uses a person-centred style that puts the client's experience first.
How Helen works
Sessions are led by the client’s needs and can move between past, present and future as required. Helen adapts her methods to each person rather than following a fixed script. Her practice draws on a mix of approaches including Client-Centred Therapy, psychodynamic ideas, cognitive behavioural techniques and hypnotherapy.
That blend is used to help people understand patterns, change unhelpful thinking, and develop practical coping skills for daily life. People who come to her can expect a supportive, non-judgemental space where they are listened to and respected. Helen aims to help clients make sense of difficult feelings and build greater self-understanding over time.
Helen holds BACP and NCPS credentials and has five years of experience offering one-to-one sessions. Her work has included more than a thousand hours of therapeutic practice with adult clients. She encourages people to take small steps towards change and offers steady support along the way.
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
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Registers | BACP, 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
How Helen's approaches work online
Helen blends client-centred work with cognitive behavioural techniques to help people tackle practical problems and build insight. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so people feel heard and can explore feelings at their own pace. It helps with issues like grief, low self-esteem and relationship concerns.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new ways of responding. It is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep and stress-related difficulties where practical strategies and small experiments make a difference.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Helen will discuss options with each person and agree a plan together. That collaborative process means the method can change as goals evolve and new issues arise.
Online sessions make this flexible work easier to fit into life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that helps. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer writing or want more frequent, brief support between sessions. These formats aim to make therapy more accessible and adaptable to different routines.
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