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Poppy Streatfield, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 7 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse Grief Depression

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Poppy Streatfield is a counsellor who works online from the United Kingdom. She holds a BACP credential and has seven years of practice supporting people with a wide range of concerns. Her sessions aim to be warm and accepting while staying practical and focused on what matters to the client.

Poppy offers one-to-one counselling on a weekly basis and adapts the length of work to fit each person's needs. She uses different approaches depending on the issue and the time available.

Background and approach

Communication outside sessions is kept to practical queries and happens during set working hours. Her background includes a master’s degree in person-centred experiential counselling and psychotherapy and a BSc (Hons) in psychology. She also has a postgraduate diploma in cognitive behavioural therapy for people on the autism spectrum and with learning difficulties.

Additional certificates include solution-focused brief therapy, dialectical behaviour therapy and motivational interviewing. Poppy has worked in community, educational and NHS settings and now combines independent practice with work in the education sector. She is experienced in adapting sessions for people with Autism and ADHD and is open to discussing adjustments to meet individual preferences.

In sessions she focuses on clear goals and practical steps while also giving space to feelings and personal history. Early meetings look at what brought someone to therapy and the changes they hope to make, and from there she helps shape a plan that suits their circumstances.

Approaches that suit online therapy

Poppy commonly draws on cognitive behavioural therapy and solution-focused therapy to help people make clear changes. CBT looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and offers practical strategies for problems such as anxiety, panic and low mood. Solution-focused work concentrates on goals and small steps, which can be useful when someone wants quicker, directed change.

She also uses elements of dialectical behaviour therapy when people need help with emotion regulation and distress tolerance. That approach teaches skills for managing strong feelings and improving day-to-day coping.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options with each person and together they will decide what feels most helpful based on needs, goals and preferences. This collaborative process can be revisited as therapy progresses.

Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video is useful for a fuller conversation and visual cues, while phone calls may be better when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or messaging can suit short check-ins, brief practical work or people who prefer not to be on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family or study commitments and offer flexible ways to keep momentum between sessions.

What kinds of problems does this counsellor help with?

Poppy supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship difficulties, among other concerns listed on her profile.

What is her general therapeutic style?

She works in a person-centred way and blends approaches such as cognitive behavioural therapy, dialectical behaviour therapy and solution-focused work to meet each person's needs.

How long has she been practising?

She has seven years of experience working in community, education and NHS settings before running a independent practice alongside other work.

Where is she based and what credential does she hold?

She is based in the United Kingdom and is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not accepted at this time.

What session formats does she use?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging as ways to work online.

How are costs and payment handled?

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

How do I begin working with her?

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Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse

Also listed

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 7 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Poppy Streatfield, BACP

Background and approach

Approaches that suit online therapy

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety