About Thomas
Thomas Neilly is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom. He has three years of experience helping people navigate anxiety, depression, stress and major life changes. Thomas focuses on practical steps people can take now to feel steadier and more in control.
He works with clients on relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, addiction and workplace difficulties. He also supports people facing grief, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue and isolation.
How Thomas works
Thomas has experience with ADHD and with neurodiversity through both personal and professional exposure. In sessions he aims to help people understand what sits behind their struggles and to build coping strategies that fit day-to-day life. He uses straightforward conversation to identify patterns and to try out healthier responses.
Thomas also offers coaching-style support for career questions and practical problem solving. His approach balances dealing with immediate problems and looking at their origins so people can manage recurring issues better. He pays attention to communication patterns, control and impulsivity, and attachment concerns that affect relationships.
Thomas keeps therapy focused and goal-oriented while remaining flexible to each person's needs. Sessions are offered online in a range of formats including video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. People begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability.
What Thomas works with
The areas below are the ones Thomas selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Relationship 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
How evidence-based approaches translate to online therapy
Thomas draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and understanding patterns. One common approach helps people spot unhelpful thinking and behaviour, then try small experiments to test different ways of responding; this can ease anxiety, low mood and stress. Another approach looks at attachment and communication patterns in relationships, helping people recognise how past experiences shape current interactions and build clearer ways of relating.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Thomas will discuss goals and preferences, and together they will decide which method fits a person's needs. He adapts the work as progress is made and as priorities shift over time.
Online therapy with him uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to make counselling more flexible. Video calls allow a fuller conversational session, phone work can be easier when bandwidth is low, and text or chat options suit brief check-ins or people who prefer writing. These formats let people fit sessions around work, childcare or travel and make it simpler to maintain continuity between appointments.
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