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Deirdre Levins, NCPS

Credentials
NCPS
Experience
8 years
Practising in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Sessions
Online only
Client ages
Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyAddictionsSelf esteemDepressionCompassion fatigue

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Deirdre Levins offers help for a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions and self‑esteem. She also supports people facing grief, trauma and compassion fatigue, and those dealing with intimacy, eating and anger issues. Deirdre works with clients who are exploring career questions, coping with life changes, or seeking coaching around relationship and family challenges.

She uses a flexible, person-focused style in sessions. Deirdre blends methods from well‑known therapies to match each person’s needs.

Background and approach

Conversations are practical and down to earth, and she aims for clear steps clients can try between sessions. Deirdre holds NCPS and has eight years of experience in one-to-one adult counselling and therapy. She trained in integrative approaches and draws on several therapeutic traditions when shaping treatment plans.

This helps her tailor the process to how each person prefers to work. In practice she may use mindful awareness, values-based action, skills for managing thoughts and emotions, or reflective work that looks at deeper patterns. Sessions are collaborative and paced to suit the individual.

Progress is tracked in simple, realistic ways rather than with jargon-filled targets. People often seek her help for issues linked to adoption and foster care, attachment and abandonment, caregiver stress, codependency and communication problems. Deirdre also supports those navigating divorce, blended family issues and recovery from domestic violence.

Her approach balances practical coping with exploration of underlying patterns.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Deirdre commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client‑Centred Therapy in online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then choose actions that match their values. Client‑Centred Therapy focuses on understanding each person’s experience and offering a non-judgemental, empathic space to talk.

She may also use Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and practise new responses. CBT tends to be practical and goal-oriented, useful for anxiety, depression and stress. Deirdre will discuss these approaches with each person and agree together which methods feel right for the issues and goals at hand.

Online therapy can be flexible and fit around busy lives. Video calls let conversations feel closer to face to face, while phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quick check-ins, jotting down thoughts, or people who prefer not to be on camera. Registered or accredited professionals can offer the same therapeutic skills online, and Deirdre adapts exercises and pacing so they work well through each format.
What concerns can I bring to sessions?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions and self‑esteem problems. Other areas include grief, trauma, intimacy issues, eating concerns, anger and career or life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are person-centred and practical. Deirdre mixes talking, skill practice and reflective work to suit each person.
How much experience does she have?
Deirdre has eight years of one-to-one adult counselling and therapy experience. She trained in integrative therapy and uses that background in practice.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds NCPS and practises from the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live abroad?
Sessions are offered to international clients in English.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be held by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
8 years
Registered with
NCPS
Languages
English

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