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Helen Howett, NCPS

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

Works with Stress, AnxietyParenting issuesSelf esteem Coping with life changesCoaching

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Helen Howett offers calm, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or major life changes. She helps with everyday parenting pressures, relationship and family difficulties, career decisions and coping after loss or trauma. Helen aims to make conversations simple and useful so people can find clearer ways forward.

Helen brings five years of clinical experience and holds NCPS. Her background includes medical science and childhood and youth studies, which inform a grounded approach to emotional and relational issues.

Background and approach

She works with adults and couples, offering straightforward, respectful sessions. Her style focuses on exploring how early relationships shape current feelings and patterns. Helen uses attachment-based ideas to look at close relationships, psychodynamic thinking to notice repeated habits, and mindfulness to build calm and focus.

Sessions are client-centred, so the pace and topics follow what matters to the person in front of her. In practical terms Helen helps people name unhelpful patterns, set realistic goals and try small changes between sessions. That may include breathing or grounding exercises, reflective tasks, or role-play to practise difficult conversations.

The aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes. People can expect a warm, non-judgemental atmosphere where honest talk is invited. Helen focuses on useful steps that fit into daily life and on making therapy relevant to the challenges someone brings.

How Helen's approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-based work looks at how early bonds shape current relationships and emotional reactions; online sessions can help people trace these patterns and try different ways of relating. Client-centred therapy means the counsellor follows the client's lead, offering empathic listening and practical reflection to help someone feel understood and decide next steps.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy itself. Helen will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, and together they will choose which methods to use. This collaborative process means the plan can change as needs become clearer.

Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls provide face-to-face conversation for deeper work, phone sessions offer a lower-tech option when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging suit short check-ins or moments when writing feels easier. These options help people access support from different places and at times that suit their routine.

What concerns does Helen help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, parenting pressures, self-esteem and coping with life changes. Additional areas include relationship and family issues, trauma, grief and career questions.

What therapeutic style does she use?

The approach combines attachment-based work, client-centred listening, mindfulness practice and psychodynamic ideas. Sessions focus on understanding patterns and finding practical ways to cope.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Helen has five years of professional experience working with adults and couples across a range of emotional and relationship challenges.

What are her credentials and location?

She holds NCPS and works from the United Kingdom.

Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?

Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.

Which session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How are sessions paid for?

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

What should I do to begin?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Parenting issues
Self esteem

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Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 5 years
Registered with: NCPS
Languages: English

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Helen Howett, NCPS

Background and approach

How Helen's approaches translate to online therapy

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety