- Pluralistic counselling
- Trauma and PTSD
- Social anxiety support
About Helen
Helen Hampton is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with four years' experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and related issues such as social anxiety and phobia. Helen focuses on what is getting in the way of daily life and on small, practical steps that make a difference.
She begins by asking how the client’s problems affect their day-to-day life and what they would like to be different. Helen listens for what has helped already and what has not, and she builds on the strengths the person already has. Sessions aim to be straightforward and relational rather than full of technical language.
Helen describes her approach as pluralistic, which means she draws on a range of ways of working and adapts them to the person in front of her. Her background includes person-centred work, cognitive behavioural approaches, psychoanalytic and psychodynamic ideas, transactional analysis, gestalt, and brief solution-focused methods. She uses these methods to help with things like panic, attachment concerns, shame and dissociation.
She has worked extensively with people who have experienced trauma, including post-traumatic stress and complex post-traumatic stress. Helen also supports people dealing with grief, anger, low self-esteem, bipolar and depression-related difficulties, and issues that affect young adults and women.
Her practice treats the client as the expert in their life and combines that personal insight with her counselling experience. To begin, she asks a few practical questions and then agrees the next steps with the person seeking support.
How Helen’s approaches transfer to online sessions
Helen draws on a few well-known therapeutic styles and uses each where it fits the person. Person-centred work focuses on listening and reflecting, helping someone clarify what matters to them and what they want to change. Cognitive behavioural techniques offer practical exercises and coping strategies for panic, social anxiety and unhelpful thinking patterns. Brief solution-focused work looks at small, achievable steps and goals to create noticeable change in daily life.Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. Helen will discuss options in the early sessions and try methods that seem likely to help. She combines the client's knowledge of their own life with her counselling experience to find a good fit and adjusts the plan as progress is reviewed.
The original biography does not specify which online formats are used, so confirm the available session types before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Some people find remote sessions help them practise social skills in realistic settings, while others prefer longer sessions for deeper trauma work; Helen can discuss what will suit the person's current needs.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, coping with life changes, social anxiety and related concerns listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a pluralistic style that adapts methods to the person. Sessions combine conversational listening with practical techniques from several approaches.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years' experience working as a counsellor in the United Kingdom.
What credentials and location are shown?
She holds BACP and practices in the United Kingdom.
Can I have sessions in other languages or from abroad?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online and in-person options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.