About Heli
Heli Annika Giles is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She offers a calm, down-to-earth space for people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, relationship strain or life changes. She speaks English and Finnish and brings three years of clinical experience to her work.
Heli prefers a person-centred style that keeps the conversation focused on what matters to the person in front of her. Sessions often begin by naming immediate concerns and goals.
How Heli works
From there she uses practical talking and reflective listening to help people make sense of difficult feelings and situations. She also draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to challenge unhelpful thinking, and on acceptance and commitment principles to help people live in line with their values. Attachment-based thinking is used to untangle how early relationships can affect current patterns.
Heli mixes these approaches to suit each person rather than following a rigid formula. People come to her with a wide range of worries including grief, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, work stress and low self-esteem. She also supports those facing ageing and caregiver pressures, chronic health problems, blended family challenges and loneliness.
Sessions aim to increase awareness, build coping skills and restore a sense of agency. Heli encourages clients to set the pace and to review progress together so therapy stays relevant and practical. To begin, people choose what to talk about and decide what they want to change.
Heli's role is to listen, reflect and offer tools that help individuals take small, manageable steps forward.
Heli lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Heli works with
The areas below are the ones Heli selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English, Finnish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Practical therapy approaches and online sessions
Heli uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without letting them dictate actions, which can be useful for anxiety, stress and low mood. She also draws on Client-Centred Therapy to prioritise the client's experience, offering a non-judgemental space where people set their own pace and goals. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is used to identify and change unhelpful thinking patterns and to build practical coping strategies for everyday problems.Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy itself. Heli works collaboratively to find methods that fit each person's needs, goals and preferences. She will discuss different options and adapt techniques as progress is reviewed so the work stays relevant and useful.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video suits in-depth conversations and seeing facial cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat or messaging can work for brief check-ins or when typed reflection helps, and all formats make it simpler to fit therapy around work or caregiving commitments. These options help people access consistent support from registered or accredited professionals without travelling.
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