Helen Allen , BACP, NCPS

Helen Allen is an integrative counsellor based in the United Kingdom with six years of professional experience. She trained to a high level in psychotherapeutic counselling, holding a CPCAB Level 5 qualification - a senior diploma-level award in counselling practice - and maintains professional standing with BACP and NCPS.

Her practice includes specialist training in eating disorders and obesity, having completed an Advanced Diploma Master Practitioner qualification with the National Centre for Eating Disorders (NCFED) and the British Psychological Society, training that brings together Enhanced CBT (CBT-E), nutritional awareness, and evidence-based psychological methods. In addition to private practice, she contributes to a local eating disorders charity and has volunteered extensively with a national bereavement organisation, bringing focused experience in grief work and complex emotional care.

Helen works integratively, grounding sessions in person-centred values while drawing on psychodynamic ideas, somatic processing, mindfulness, and cognitive behavioural tools to meet each client’s needs. She specialises in areas such as eating and body image concerns, anxiety, stress, relationships, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting and family issues, and challenges around self-esteem, sleep, and career. Helen aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space to explore what feels stuck or overwhelming and to support clients toward more resilient, meaningful change.

Therapeutic approaches in online sessions with Helen Allen

Helen draws on Client-Centred Therapy to create a respectful, non-prescriptive environment where the client’s perspective and goals guide the work - this approach helps with self-esteem, relationship concerns, and feeling heard. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, offering practical strategies for anxiety, depression, eating-related patterns, and sleep difficulties. Attachment-Based Therapy explores relational patterns and early attachment experiences to address intimacy issues, abandonment concerns, and family dynamics, helping clients understand how past relationships influence current ones.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Helen works collaboratively with each person to tailor techniques and priorities to their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting methods over time based on what is most helpful.

Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, access support from different locations, and choose the communication style that feels most comfortable for the client.