Phillipa Whitehead
Compassionate counsellor focused on practical change
About Phillipa
Phillipa Whitehead helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and grief. She supports those dealing with low self-esteem, addiction, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, sleep problems, parenting pressures, anger and career stress. Phillipa also assists with coping through life changes, compassion fatigue and ADHD-related struggles.
Pegged as a BACP member, Phillipa has 11 years' experience working with adults in varied settings across the United Kingdom. She offers a calm, non-judgemental space where thoughts and feelings can be spoken about at a person’s own pace.
Background and approach
Many clients come feeling stuck or carrying past hurts that still affect day-to-day life. Her work centres on a person-centred approach that keeps the client in control of the pace and focus of therapy. She also draws on cognitive behavioural techniques and solution-focused exercises to tackle practical problems and unhelpful patterns.
Sessions aim to help people identify small, manageable changes and build on their own strengths. Phillipa helps clients create clearer ways of thinking about issues and practical steps to move forward. The mix of approaches is adapted to each person rather than following one fixed method.
She has supported people through trauma, relationship difficulties, bereavement, and problems related to adoption, caregiving and long-term health conditions. Phillipa encourages realistic goals and steady progress, helping clients notice change and regain more control over daily life.
What Phillipa works with
How Phillipa works
Listed by Phillipa among the ways they work.
Listed by Phillipa among the ways they work.
Listed by Phillipa among the ways they work.
Listed by Phillipa among the ways they work.
Listed by Phillipa among the ways they work.
Sessions & fees
How core approaches shape online therapy
Client-centred therapy places the person’s experience at the heart of sessions. The counsellor listens without judgement and follows the client’s pace, helping them find their own solutions and make sense of feelings. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical tasks to change mood or behaviour.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then suggest methods to try. This is a collaborative process that can change as the work develops.
If you are interested in online sessions, please check which session formats are offered before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Many people find online work helps fit therapy into a busy week, makes it easier to have shorter check-ins, and reduces travel time. Online conversations can also allow a different kind of focus and continuity when in-person attendance is difficult. Registered or accredited professionals will discuss how a chosen format can suit your needs and day-to-day life.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Phillipa focus on?
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
What experience does she bring to sessions?
What credentials and region are listed?
Which languages and international clients are supported?
What session formats are available?
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
What should I do to begin working with her?
Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
