Helen Allen, BACP, NCPS

Helen Allen is a counsellor registered with the BACP and accredited by the NCPS, with six years' experience working in the UK. She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, grief, eating concerns, parenting strain and anger among other issues. Sessions are practical and focused on what feels most pressing for the client.

She combines client-centred principles with cognitive behavioural techniques and attachment-based thinking. That means conversations often look at patterns in relationships, the thoughts that increase distress, and small changes that can reduce tension day to day. Mindfulness practices and narrative work are also part of the mix when helpful.

Helen has worked alongside an eating disorders charity and with a bereavement charity, and brings that experience into her practice. Her background includes CPCAB Level 5 in Psychotherapeutic Counselling and further accredited training with eating-disorders specialisms through NCPS and related centres. These inform how she approaches body image and disordered eating concerns.

Sessions are straightforward: an initial questionnaire to find a fit, then collaborative planning about what to focus on in therapy. Helen uses clear, real-world strategies so people can try things between sessions and report back what helped. The aim is to reduce recurring anger and stress responses and to strengthen coping in everyday situations.

People can expect a calm, steady approach that looks at thinking patterns, relationship history, and present-day triggers. Helen supports practical change and clearer self-understanding over time.

How Helen’s approaches work for online sessions