About Penelope
Penelope 'Penny' Davis helps people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief and life changes. She speaks plainly and offers a calm space to talk things through. Penny treats concerns about relationships, self-esteem, family conflict and compassion fatigue with sensitivity and respect.
Penny has 11 years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom and holds BACP and NCPS credentials. She uses a blend of approaches and adapts sessions to each person rather than using a single fixed method.
How Penelope works
Sessions focus on what matters most to the individual client. Her style is collaborative and non-judgemental. She does not give fixed advice or try to 'fix' people.
Instead she helps people notice their strengths, understand patterns that cause pain, and practise new ways of approaching difficult situations. Penny draws on mindfulness tools to help calm the mind and psychodynamic ideas to look at repeating patterns from the past. Client-centred work keeps the person's own goals at the heart of each session.
Together these approaches support clearer choices and steadier coping. Penny also works with issues such as codependency, guilt and shame, life purpose, midlife crisis, self-love, social anxiety and women's issues. She offers tailored support so people can rediscover what feels true and manageable for them.
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What Penelope works with
The areas below are the ones Penelope selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
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Training and background
| Registers | BACP, NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Approaches that fit online counselling
Client-centred therapy focuses on the person's own goals and experience. It involves active listening and reflecting back what matters to the client, which helps people clarify priorities and feel understood. This approach suits those who want to shape the direction of their work and be treated as the expert on their own life.Mindfulness therapy teaches simple exercises to notice thoughts and bodily sensations without getting swept away by them. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, low mood and coping with difficult emotions by building steady attention and calmer responses.
Finding the right therapeutic mix is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals and preferences and try different ways of working until something feels helpful. This makes the work more personal and more likely to fit day-to-day life.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls enable face-to-face conversation when hearing tone and seeing expressions matters. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and suit people who prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, reflective writing or arranging sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel while keeping a consistent therapeutic process with registered or accredited professionals.
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A practical next step
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