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Francesca Sullivan, NCPS

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

Works with Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefSelf esteemCoping with life changes

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Francesca Sullivan helps people facing relationship strain, grief, anxiety, depression and stress. She supports those dealing with intimacy issues, anger, life changes and career concerns. She also works with problems such as communication difficulties, loss, guilt and shame.

Francesca holds an NCPS credential and has six years of experience in counselling. Francesca offers a calm, client-led approach where the person sets the pace and topics. Sessions focus on helping people understand their thoughts and feelings and make practical changes that feel right for them.

Background and approach

She blends listening with simple, goal-focused steps so conversations lead to clearer next moves. Her practice draws on client-centred work, which places the person’s experience at the centre of sessions, and solution-focused techniques that help identify small, achievable changes. Francesca also brings additional specialist knowledge about bereavement, grief and loss to support people navigating many kinds of loss.

She uses creative counselling tools when words are hard to find, such as images, journaling, drawing and simple collage work. These methods are chosen together so the person feels comfortable trying them and can express things they struggle to say out loud. Francesca aims to create a warm, honest and non-judgemental space.

Her style is respectful and down-to-earth, with attention to building trust and practical steps you can try between sessions. She practises in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English.

How Francesca’s approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person’s experience and ways of making sense of things. The therapist listens attentively, reflects what is said and helps the person feel understood, which can make it easier to explore difficult feelings like grief or low self-esteem.

Solution-Focused Therapy looks for small, practical steps that move things forward. Sessions often identify one or two achievable goals and build from what already works, helping with stress, relationship problems and coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Francesca will discuss what feels most helpful and adapt methods based on the person's needs, goals and preferences rather than imposing a single way of working.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, giving flexibility to fit therapy around work or family life. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat and messaging suit brief check-ins or times when writing feels easier. These options make it possible to continue work between appointments and to choose the format that best supports each person’s routine and comfort.
What issues does Francesca specialise in?
She supports people with relationship difficulties, grief, anxiety, depression and stress, plus related concerns such as anger, intimacy issues and career worries.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-led and warm, focusing on listening first and then working collaboratively to identify practical steps that suit the person's pace.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
Francesca has six years of counselling experience and additional training in bereavement, grief and loss informed practice.
Where does she practise and what credential does she hold?
She practises in the United Kingdom and holds the NCPS credential.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions may be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging according to what fits the person best.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What is the first step to begin therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

  • Relationship issues
  • Family conflicts
  • Grief

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Therapeutic approaches

Experience
6 years
Registered with
NCPS
Languages
English

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