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Mia Pickard

BACP ยท United Kingdom

Calm practical therapy for everyday struggles

Experience
3 years
Practising in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Session type
Online only

About Mia

Mia Pickard works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and grief. She is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. Her style is straightforward and compassionate, aiming to help clients make small, practical changes.

Mia creates a calm, non-judgemental space where someone can talk through difficult feelings. She encourages clear thinking and helps people find coping steps they can try between sessions.

Background and approach

Sessions are paced around what feels manageable for the person who is attending. Her practice covers a wide range of concerns including anger, addictions, parenting strain, sleep and eating problems, low self-esteem and mood difficulties such as depression and bipolar issues. She also gives attention to relationship and family-related challenges, attachment and abandonment worries, and the strain of caregiving.

Mia has additional focus on long-term health and life transitions, including chronic pain, illness or disability, adoption and foster care matters, and ageing-related issues. She also supports people dealing with trauma responses such as dissociation, domestic violence, and the impacts of natural or human-caused disasters. Sessions use practical conversation and evidence-based therapeutic techniques to set goals and try new strategies.

The aim is to make therapy feel useful and applicable to everyday life. Mia works in English and sees clients remotely across the United Kingdom.

What Mia works with

Primary focus
Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseGrief
Also works with
AngerCoping with life changesAddictionsLGBTRelationshipFamilyEatingSleepingParentingSelf esteem

Sessions & fees

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Mia draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional processing. One common approach is short-term, goal-focused work that helps people identify specific concerns and try small experiments to improve daily functioning. This kind of work suits issues such as anxiety, sleep or eating difficulties and managing mood symptoms.

Another strand emphasises talking through difficult memories and reactions in a paced way so that trauma responses and grief can be processed safely. This approach helps when someone is coping with loss, abuse, dissociation or the longer-term effects of a stressful event.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy journey. Mia works collaboratively to find what fits each person's needs, aims and preferences, and she will adjust methods as those needs change over time.

Online therapy is offered by registered or accredited professionals in a range of formats. Video calls are useful when face-to-face conversation and non-verbal cues matter. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins, ongoing support between sessions, or people who express themselves better in writing. Together these options give flexibility to fit therapy around work, caregiving and daily life.
Session lengthTypically 50 minutes
Client agesAdults, 18 and over
FeesSubscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime
InsuranceNot billed directly

Questions people ask

What concerns does Mia commonly help with?
Mia supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger and addictions. She also works with issues like sleep and eating problems, self-esteem, parenting strain and mood disorders.
What is Mia's therapeutic style like?
Her approach is calm and practical, offering a non-judgemental space to talk and try meaningful strategies. Sessions focus on clear steps that people can use between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
Mia has three years of professional experience working with a range of mental health and life challenges. That experience informs a straightforward and supportive way of working.
What credentials and location information should I know?
She is a BACP counsellor and is based in the United Kingdom. The BACP credential is shown as supplied.
Which languages are offered and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. This gives options for different preferences and schedules.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model. The subscription can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Mia?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling according to therapist availability. That process connects you to the initial appointment steps.

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Experience
3 years
Registered with
BACP
Languages
English

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