Niamh Duffy
Warm, person-centred support for worry and loss
About Niamh
Niamh Duffy welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, relationship strain, or the weight of past trauma and loss. She aims to create a calm space where someone can speak plainly about what is hurting and start to find small, manageable changes. Niamh uses a respectful, non-judgemental stance and follows the person’s pace rather than pushing a fixed agenda.
Her work draws on client-centred principles, which means she listens carefully and mirrors what matters most to the person in front of her.
Background and approach
She also blends in techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and from emotionally-focused work to understand relationship and attachment issues. Mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing may be used to support self-awareness and build motivation for change.
Niamh has nine years of experience practising in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. That background informs how she structures sessions and keeps them practical and goal-focused when needed.
Typical concerns she supports include grief and loss, low self-esteem, panic and social anxiety, obsessive or compulsive worries, and difficulties after separation or domestic violence. She also helps people who feel isolated, empty, ashamed, or stuck with unresolved attachment issues. Sessions are offered in English and are available online by video, phone, live chat, or messaging.
The first few meetings focus on understanding what matters most and agreeing small steps that feel achievable.
What Niamh works with
How Niamh works
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Sessions & fees
How Niamh’s approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and creating a supportive space where the person sets the pace. Online sessions use that same stance so the conversation stays guided by what the client needs, whether on video or in messages.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts, feelings and behaviours and uses short, practical exercises to change patterns that cause distress. In online sessions CBT can include worksheets, thought records, and between-session tasks shared over messaging or discussed on a call.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people understand attachment and relationship patterns and express emotions linked to past hurt. This kind of work can be adapted to video conversations where body language and tone still inform the therapeutic process.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and how they respond to different techniques. Decisions about methods are made together so the plan feels manageable and realistic.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls are close to face-to-face and allow visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a short break at work. Live chat and text-based messaging provide a way to check in or work through thoughts without being on camera. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and fit it around daily life.
| 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
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
