About Penelope
Penelope “Penny” Williamson is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She brings three years of practice and a person-centred humanistic background to her work. Penny aims to make sessions feel warm and relaxed so people can talk openly about what matters most to them.
She has worked in NHS settings and with a wide range of life challenges. Common concerns she supports include anxiety, depression, stress, relationship and attachment issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, parenting, addictions and neurodivergence.
How Penelope works
Penny also helps with career questions, coping with life changes and finding direction. Her style is collaborative and non-judgemental. Sessions are led by the client’s needs and can be practical or exploratory.
She mixes straightforward problem solving with creative exercises and occasional humour when it fits. Penny uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and attachment-informed work alongside client-centred listening. She also draws on existential ideas to help people reflect on values and purpose.
For people wanting short-term focus she offers coaching-style goal setting and practical tools. She commonly shares resources when helpful, such as worksheets, reading suggestions and podcasts. Penny encourages self-awareness and steady steps towards greater self-acceptance and confidence.
Her aim is to help each person find ways to manage difficult feelings and move forward in everyday life.
Penelope lists 10 ways of working on the entry:
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
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Online approaches that focus on values, attachment and practical change
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then take actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns; it often helps with anxiety, depression and stress. Attachment-Informed therapy pays attention to how early relationships affect current connections and emotional responses, and it can help with intimacy, abandonment worries and relationship difficulties.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Penny will discuss different methods with each person and adapt sessions to match their goals and preferences. That collaborative process means therapy can be practical one week and more reflective the next, depending on what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can fit a short break or low bandwidth situations, live chat suits quick check-ins and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family life and other commitments while working with registered or accredited professionals.
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