Penny Farrelly
Talking therapy that follows your pace
About Penny
Penny Farrelly welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure where to turn. She offers calm, steady support and straightforward talks to help people make sense of what is happening and find a next step that feels manageable. Penny practises person-centred counselling, which means she treats each person as the expert on their own life.
Sessions focus on listening closely, reflecting what matters to the client, and helping them discover their own strengths.
Background and approach
Conversations move at the client's pace and aim to build confidence and clarity. She has four years of professional counselling experience and is a member of the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. In that time she has supported people through stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and career worries.
She also works with issues such as grief, trauma and addictions as well as concerns linked to LGBT identity and ADHD. Penny also spends time with people facing life changes, workplace strain, loneliness or questions about life purpose and self-love. She helps people untangle patterns that stop them feeling well and work out practical steps forward.
Sessions are intended to be warm, non-judgemental and paced around each person's needs. If taking the first step feels hard, Penny aims to make the process straightforward. She listens without rushing, offers clear feedback, and supports clients as they try new ways of coping and relating to themselves.
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Sessions & fees
How person-centred therapy works online
Penny uses a person-centred approach, which focuses on listening closely and helping the client recognise their own strengths. This style is useful for anxiety, low mood, confusion about life direction and building self-esteem. Sessions look at what the client wants to change and support them to find their own solutions.The therapeutic process is collaborative. Finding the right approach is part of the work together and Penny will help identify what fits best based on the client’s needs, goals and preferences. She adjusts pace and focus as things unfold so the client leads the direction.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls suit people who want face-to-face contact, while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a break at work. Live chat and messaging allow shorter check-ins and flexible conversation times. These options make therapy more accessible for different routines and practical needs.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
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| 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
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Avoidant personality
- Cancer
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
