Helen Allen

Helen Allen is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, eating and body image concerns, relationship difficulties, sleep problems and low self-esteem. She also supports those facing life changes, parenting strain, work-related stress and compassion fatigue. Helen works with people who are concerned about trauma, abuse, intimacy and ADHD-related challenges too.

Helen draws on six years of professional experience and holds BACP and NCPS credentials. She combines person-centred listening with practical tools so sessions feel grounded and clear. Conversations focus on what matters most to the client and on small achievable steps between meetings.

Her background includes work with a local eating disorders charity and many years volunteering with a national bereavement charity. That experience informs how she approaches loss and long-term struggles with food and body image. She brings an understanding of how grief and eating difficulties can overlap.

In practice Helen uses approaches such as attachment-based work, cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness exercises alongside narrative and existential ideas. Sessions may include reflective conversation, behaviour experiments and attention to how thoughts affect feelings and actions. She adapts methods to each person’s needs rather than following one fixed model.

Helen aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space for people to talk through what is happening for them. The goal is to help clients reconnect with their own coping resources and make steady, meaningful change over time.

How Helen’s approaches translate to online work

Helen often uses attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships shape current worries and connection patterns. This approach helps when people want to understand why they react strongly in close relationships or feel repeatedly let down.

She also uses cognitive behavioural therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behaviour changes. CBT can be useful for anxiety, low mood, eating-related habits and sleep problems because it gives clear steps to try between sessions.

Finding the right fit is a collaborative process. Helen will work with each person to choose approaches that match their goals and comfort level, and she adjusts methods as therapy progresses to suit changing needs.

Practical benefits of online therapy can include fitting sessions into a busy week, avoiding travel time and keeping appointments during life transitions. Some people find shorter check-ins or audio-only conversations easier when they have limited bandwidth or need a quick work break. If you want to know which session formats she currently offers, confirm the options before booking so you can choose what fits your routine.