Aileen Boyle

• Attachment-based therapy
• Cognitive behavioural therapy
• Client-centred approach

About Aileen

Aileen Boyle works on stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and relationship difficulties using approaches she describes as Attachment-Based, Client-Centred, Cognitive Behavioural and Emotionally-Focused therapies. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has five years of professional experience in the UK.

Aileen helps people talk through low mood, worry and problems linked to addiction. She also supports people dealing with relationship strain, parenting concerns and major life changes. Her practice covers specific issues such as abandonment, attachment difficulties, codependency, dissociation and domestic violence-related distress.

She uses client-centred work to listen and reflect on what matters to each person. Cognitive behavioural techniques are offered to help manage unhelpful thoughts and build coping steps. Attachment-based ideas are used when early relationships affect current behaviour and feelings.

Aileen has experience mentoring people through fertility worries, adoption and foster care matters, and financial stress. She also works with concerns around infidelity, guilt and shame, and problems with communication. Her background includes supporting people with drug and alcohol addiction.

Sessions focus on practical conversation and achievable actions. She aims to agree clear goals and review progress together. This practical emphasis is intended to make counselling useful between sessions and in everyday life.

How Aileen integrates therapeutic approaches in online counselling

Aileen draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships affect current feelings and behaviour, which can help with relationship problems, attachment difficulties and abandonment concerns. She uses Client-Centred Therapy to listen closely and reflect what matters to the individual, helping people clarify goals and feel heard. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thought patterns and try practical exercises to reduce anxiety and low mood.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She will discuss options with each person and agree an approach together based on needs, goals and preferences. This collaborative decision helps make sessions relevant and practical for day-to-day life.

Please check which session formats are offered before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, childcare and travel, and they can allow shorter check-ins when time is limited. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists commonly use remote sessions to maintain continuity of care and to match therapy to people’s schedules.

Topics Aileen lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Addictions
• Trauma and abuse
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Relationship issues
• Parenting issues
• Career difficulties
• Coping with life changes
• Abandonment
• Adoption and foster care
• Attachment issues
• Avoidant personality
• Codependency
• Communication problems
• Dissociation
• Domestic violence
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• Family problems
• Fertility issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Infidelity
• Money and financial issues
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Post-traumatic stress
• Self-love
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Existential Therapy
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing
• Narrative Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy
• Internal Family Systems
• Systemic Therapy

Questions about Aileen

Does she work with anxiety and stress?

Yes. She works with anxiety, stress, panic and related worry using cognitive and emotional approaches.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She practises Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy.

How much experience does she have?

She has five years of professional experience working with issues such as trauma, addiction and relationship difficulties.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

Yes. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) in the United Kingdom.

Can I see her if I live outside the UK?

She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking as formats are not specified in the biography.

How much do sessions cost?

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

How do I start counselling with her?

Select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.