Helen Wilkinson
Supportive counsellor for stress and relationships
About Helen
Helen Wilkinson is a counsellor with nine years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She uses straightforward, person-focused work to help people facing stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship difficulties. Helen aims to make first contact as simple as possible and supports people who want clearer direction or more confidence in their day-to-day life.
She helps people talk about relationship and family tensions, issues around intimacy and commitment, and struggles tied to work or career.
Background and approach
Helen also supports those coping with addiction, trauma and abuse, or long-term health challenges such as chronic pain and illness. She works with people wrestling with self-esteem, guilt, shame or feelings of isolation. Her approach centres on listening without judgement and responding to what each person actually needs.
Helen draws on client-centred methods to prioritise the person's experience, and uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques to spot patterns that keep problems going. Motivational Interviewing and solution-focused tools are used to set short-term goals and build momentum. Sessions are offered in English and Helen accepts international clients.
People can work with her on practical skills for communication, managing anxiety, coping with change, or addressing addictive behaviours. She pays attention to cultural and attachment issues when these are important to the person she is supporting. To begin, people follow a simple sign-up process and complete a short matching questionnaire.
Helen then helps clients schedule sessions that fit their circumstances and what they want to achieve.
What Helen works with
How Helen works
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Sessions & fees
Approaches that translate well to online work
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person's experience and uses active listening and empathy to help someone feel heard. It is useful for people who want a non-directive space to sort out feelings and priorities. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns; it is often chosen for anxiety, depression and stress. Imago Relationship Therapy helps people improve communication and deepen understanding between partners by identifying interaction patterns and practising new ways to connect.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Helen will talk with each person about their goals, preferences and what has or has not helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made so the work stays relevant and practical.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video is useful when visual cues matter and a fuller conversation is needed. Phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option or easier to fit into a short break. Live chat and messaging suit quick check-ins, written reflection or people who prefer typing over speaking. These options give flexibility for different schedules and styles of working with a therapist.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Registered with
- NCPS
- Languages
- English
