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Holly Forde, NCPS

Credentials: NCPS
Experience: 4 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesSelf esteem Depression Coping with life changes

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Holly Forde offers calm, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or low mood. She helps clients who are struggling with relationships, self-esteem, or major life changes. Holly writes plainly and aims to make the first steps easier for anyone who finds reaching out difficult.

Holly holds an MNCPS accreditation and a BA (Hons) in Integrative Counselling. She has spent time working with the charity Mind and in independent practice.

Background and approach

She currently works part time within the NHS as a Renal Counsellor, supporting people living with chronic kidney disease. Her work addresses common concerns such as stress, anxiety and depression, and also covers relationship and communication problems, coping with chronic illness, grief, and low confidence.

She pays attention to attachment and abandonment issues, and supports people facing blended family challenges, divorce or separation, and commitment or control difficulties. In sessions Holly creates an open, non-judgemental space for people to talk through thoughts and feelings. She draws on attachment-based, client-centred and psychodynamic ideas alongside mindfulness and solution-focused tools.

The aim is to discover practical techniques that suit each person’s life and needs. Holly describes the first step as often the hardest and values building trust at a steady pace. She hopes to help people find ways to cope better and move forward with clearer thinking and more confidence.

How Holly’s approaches work online

Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in close relationships and helps people understand how early connections affect current trust and closeness. It can be useful for those who notice repeated problems with intimacy, abandonment fears, or connection struggles. Client-centred therapy places the person’s experience at the heart of the work, giving time and space to be heard while the counsellor follows the client’s priorities. It supports people wanting to build self-understanding and confidence. Psychodynamic ideas look at recurring patterns and unconscious feelings that shape behaviour, helping people spot long-standing themes that affect mood and relationships.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Holly will discuss different methods with each person and decide together what fits best. That choice is guided by the client’s goals, personal history and what feels most helpful in sessions.

Online therapy lets people connect from wherever suits them using video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video offers a face-to-face feeling for deeper conversations, phone can be quicker or easier on low-bandwidth connections, and text or chat are useful for shorter check-ins or when messaging fits a busy day. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring duties and health needs while keeping the focus on practical progress.

What kinds of problems does Holly help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship difficulties, and offers support for coping with major life changes and chronic illness.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Holly blends attachment-based, client-centred and psychodynamic ideas with mindfulness and solution-focused techniques in straightforward, practical sessions.

How much experience does she have?

Holly has four years of counselling experience, including roles with Mind, independent practice and a part-time NHS position.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds MNCPS accreditation and a BA (Hons) in Integrative Counselling and practises in the United Kingdom.

Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

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

How much do sessions cost?

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

How do I begin working with her?

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

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Self esteem

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Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 4 years
Registered with: NCPS
Languages: English

Contacting Holly

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Holly Forde, NCPS

Background and approach

How Holly’s approaches work online

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety