Penelope “Penny” Williamson
Gentle, practical counselling and coaching for everyday life
About Penelope
Penelope “Penny” Williamson is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She brings three years of practice that blend humanistic, person-centred work with practical coaching skills. Penny aims to make therapy straightforward and approachable for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression or life changes.
She has worked within the NHS where she supported people from a wide range of backgrounds and identities. That experience helped her learn how to adapt conversations to suit different lives and needs.
Background and approach
She uses a flexible mix of methods rather than one fixed style. Penny describes her manner as warm, open and relaxed. She often uses creativity and gentle humour to help people talk about difficult things.
For those focused on immediate goals, she can include coaching tools such as goal setting and a growth mindset. Sessions are led by the person attending. Penny matches practical problem solving with deeper emotional work.
That might mean using straightforward cognitive techniques one week and looking at attachment patterns or meaning the next. She can signpost books, podcasts, worksheets and other resources when requested. The aim is to build self-awareness and stronger self-esteem.
Therapy is presented as a collaborative process where curiosity and honesty guide the work.
What Penelope works with
How Penelope works
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Listed by Penelope among the ways they work.
Listed by Penelope among the ways they work.
Listed by Penelope among the ways they work.
Sessions & fees
Therapeutic approaches for online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and decide what matters most to them. It uses practical exercises and values-based goals to help with anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape present patterns. Working on attachment can help with intimacy issues, abandonment worries and repeated relationship difficulties by naming patterns and trying new ways of relating.
Client-Centred Therapy places the person at the heart of the work. The therapist offers understanding and non-judgement while the person leads the pace and topics. This approach supports self-esteem and deeper self-awareness.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Penny will talk through options and help choose methods that match the person's goals and preferences. The process is collaborative and can change over time as needs evolve.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when time and bandwidth allow. Phone sessions work well for shorter check-ins or when a camera is not wanted. Live chat and text-based messaging let people share thoughts in writing and fit therapy around busy days. Registered or accredited professionals can deliver this mix of formats to suit different lifestyles and schedules.
| 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
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
