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Aileen Boyle, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 5 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, Anxiety Addictions Trauma and abuse Self esteem Depression

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Aileen Boyle uses a client-centred approach to help people facing stress, anxiety, addiction and trauma. She is a counselling psychotherapist with five years' experience and holds BACP registration. She offers straightforward, compassionate support to people who want to make changes in their lives.

She focuses on practical conversations that help a person understand what feels stuck. Sessions aim to clarify problems, spot unhelpful patterns and build small steps that feel manageable.

Background and approach

Work can include looking at relationships, low mood, self-worth and coping with life changes. Aileen draws on attachment-based ideas to make sense of how early bonds affect current relationships. She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to notice thoughts and behaviours that keep difficulties going.

Emotionally-focused methods help people name and work through intense feelings when that is helpful. Her background includes supporting people with addictions, domestic violence, dissociation and complex trauma. She also helps with parenting strains, fertility worries, money and career stress.

Aileen pays attention to issues such as abandonment, attachment difficulties and codependency when they emerge. Sessions are offered in English and available to people in the United Kingdom and internationally. She invites a collaborative process where a personalised plan is developed together.

To begin, a short matching questionnaire is used so people can find a suitable way to start therapy.

Approaches that guide online counselling

Aileen combines attachment-based thinking, client-centred work and cognitive behavioural methods in her online practice. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape how someone connects now and can help with trust, abandonment and attachment difficulties. Client-centred therapy focuses on a respectful, non-judgemental conversation where the person leads topics and pace. Cognitive behavioural therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and routines and tests small changes to reduce anxiety or low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be decided together. The therapist will talk through goals, preferences and what feels most useful. That collaborative planning lets the approach be adapted as needs evolve over time.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different lifestyles. Video calls work well for deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging suit shorter check-ins, ongoing support between sessions or people who prefer writing. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, family and other commitments.

What kinds of concerns does Aileen help with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low self esteem and depression, plus relationship and parenting strains.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her work is client-centred and collaborative, combining attachment-based thinking with cognitive behavioural tools and emotionally-focused techniques.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Aileen has five years' professional experience as a counselling psychotherapist working with a range of concerns.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practises from the United Kingdom.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

In what formats can sessions be delivered?

Therapy can be provided by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

What steps are involved in starting therapy?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience: 5 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Aileen Boyle, BACP

Background and approach

Approaches that guide online counselling

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

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