Helen Hampton

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and PTSD
• Person-centred methods

About Helen

Helen Hampton works with people on stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, and other life changes. She uses a pluralistic approach - adapting methods to what each person finds most helpful - and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has four years of clinical experience in the United Kingdom.

Helen begins by asking how difficulties affect daily life and what a better day would look like. She draws on the client's own knowledge alongside her counselling skills to agree practical ways forward. Sessions focus on talking things through, recognising strengths, and trying methods that are a good fit for the person.

Her background includes work across several therapeutic influences such as person-centred counselling, cognitive behavioural techniques, psychodynamic ideas, transactional analysis, gestalt, and brief solution-focused methods. This range lets her select simple ways to notice patterns, change unhelpful responses, and build coping strategies.

Helen has particular experience supporting people who have lived with trauma, including post-traumatic stress and complex post-traumatic stress. She pays attention to dissociation, attachment and issues around abandonment when these are present.

Sessions also cover areas such as anger, self-esteem, panic attacks, social anxiety, somatic symptoms, sexual assault and abuse, and challenges linked to bipolar disorder, depression and ADHD. She also works with concerns related to intimacy, family matters, young adult issues and women’s issues.

Her practice emphasises a collaborative working relationship built on acceptance and clear communication. Prospective clients are encouraged to consider what they want from counselling and to discuss how Helen’s approaches could help in practical terms.

How Helen uses therapeutic approaches in online work

Helen uses a pluralistic stance that draws on several evidence-based techniques. Person-centred work focuses on listening and reflecting to help people understand what matters to them and to build self-directed change. Cognitive behavioural techniques look at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and offer practical ways to test and change unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Helen will work collaboratively to agree which methods to try, reviewing progress and changing direction if something is not helpful for the client’s goals and preferences.

Practical benefits of remote counselling include easier fitting of sessions into a busy week and lower travel time. Phone or video options can make shorter check-ins possible or avoid the need to be on camera, but the biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so please confirm current session options before booking. Registered or accredited professionals often use remote sessions to keep therapy accessible while tailoring approaches to the individual.

Topics Helen lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Coping with life changes
• LGBT
• Family conflicts
• Intimacy-related issues
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Bipolar disorder
• Depression
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• Dissociation
• Guilt and shame
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Personality disorders
• Post-traumatic stress
• Self-harm
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Somatization
• Women's issues
• Young adult issues

Questions about Helen

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety, panic disorder and social anxiety are listed areas she works on.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She describes a pluralistic approach, drawing on person-centred, cognitive behavioural, psychodynamic, transactional analysis, gestalt and brief solution-focused methods.

How much experience does she have?

She has four years of experience working as a counsellor in the United Kingdom.

Is she accredited and where is she based?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.

What languages are sessions available in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can I have sessions from outside the UK?

She does not take clients outside the United Kingdom.

How much do sessions cost?

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

How do I get started?

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