- Pluralistic approach
- Trauma experience
- Solution-focused work
About Helen
Helen Hampton is a BACP-registered counsellor practising in Scotland with four years' experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem problems and other life changes. Helen also has a focus on issues such as ADHD, bipolar, depression and compassion fatigue.
She begins by listening to how a difficulty affects everyday life and what a better situation might look like. Helen asks what people have already tried and what has helped at all. She treats the person as the expert in their own life and combines the client’s knowledge with her own skills to plan sessions.
Her approach is pluralistic. That means she draws on several evidence-based techniques rather than using a single method. Training and experience she lists include person-centred counselling, cognitive behavioural approaches, psychodynamic ideas, transactional analysis, gestalt and brief solution-focused work.
Helen has worked a great deal with trauma, including post-traumatic stress and complex post-traumatic stress. She uses a neuroscience-informed perspective to understand patterns of thinking and behaviour that can keep problems cycling.
In sessions she focuses on building a dependable working relationship. Helen values honesty, acceptance and clear boundaries so people can talk through painful memories, strong emotions and difficult decisions. Her aim is to help clients notice practical changes they can try between meetings.
Before booking, people are encouraged to check the current session options and confirm how they prefer to work. The therapist offers sessions in English and does not take international clients.
How her approaches translate to online work
Helen uses a pluralistic mix of techniques and will draw on whichever methods fit a client’s goals. Person-centred work focuses on listening and reflecting to help people understand their feelings and values, which helps with anger rooted in relationships and self-esteem. Cognitive behavioural ideas look at how thoughts, behaviours and physical reactions interact and offer practical experiments to reduce reactivity and panic symptoms.She treats finding the right method as a collaborative process. The therapist and client review what feels helpful in early sessions and adjust techniques over time. Clients’ preferences, goals and life context guide which approaches are used rather than a fixed formula.
For practical online benefits, confirm the session formats before booking as they are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around work and family commitments, allow shorter check-in meetings when needed, and avoid travel time. It can also let people use phone-only sessions if bandwidth or camera use is an issue. Ask about the available session types when you book so you know how the meetings will be arranged.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger issues does she help with?
She works with adults who struggle with temper, built-up resentment, frustration at work and living with someone else’s anger. Anger is listed alongside relationships, trauma and stress in her areas of practice.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is pluralistic - using different evidence-based techniques depending on the client. She starts by finding out what has and has not helped before choosing an approach together.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of practice as a counsellor. Her background includes work with trauma, including PTSD and complex PTSD.
What professional credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in Scotland in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time; work is offered to people within the United Kingdom.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions run on a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Exact fees are provided when you check session options.
What should I do to begin work with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.