Phillipa Whitehead

Phillipa Whitehead is a counsellor with 11 years' experience helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem and relationship or intimacy-related concerns. She also supports people facing addiction issues, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger and career stress. Phillipa accepts international clients and works in English.

She offers a calm space where clients can talk without feeling judged. Phillipa tends to use a person-centred style that keeps the client in control while she listens and reflects. She also draws on cognitive behavioural techniques and solution-focused ideas when these suit a person's goals.

In practice she helps people take small, practical steps when they feel stuck. That can mean spotting unhelpful thinking patterns, trying new ways of responding, or setting achievable short-term goals. Phillipa aims for clear, straightforward work rather than jargon, and she checks in about progress as therapy continues.

Her background spans work with adults in a variety of settings over more than a decade. This experience includes supporting people through loss, trauma, and long-term stress, and helping those who have tried other forms of help but still feel unresolved. Phillipa describes herself as an integrative psychotherapist, working with approaches that adapt to the individual's needs.

She explains credentials as BACP, which denotes membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. For practical steps she asks people to use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Clients can expect straightforward conversation, respect for their pace, and a focus on usable changes rather than abstract theory.

How Phillipa’s approaches translate to online work

Phillipa uses person-centred methods that focus on listening and helping the client set the pace. This approach is about understanding experiences and encouraging personal insight, which can work well through conversations online as well as in person.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, a practical approach that looks at thinking patterns and behaviour. CBT helps with anxiety, low mood and unhelpful routines by teaching new ways to respond and small experiments to try between sessions.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Phillipa will discuss goals and preferences with a client and agree together which techniques to use, so therapy is adapted to their needs rather than imposed.

The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions around work and family life and avoiding travel time. Online meetings can make it easier to keep regular appointments and to use written worksheets or shared screens during a session. The therapist's biography does not list specific session formats, so readers should confirm the exact online and other options available before booking.