Naomi Howard , BACP

Naomi Howard is a BACP-registered therapist with five years of experience working in therapy and safeguarding. She supports people dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, low self-esteem and loss, with particular expertise in helping survivors of recent or historical child abuse, sexual trauma and domestic abuse. Naomi also works with those facing relationship difficulties, self-harm and suicidal thoughts, attending to the emotional, psychological and physical impacts these experiences can cause.

Her practice is trauma-informed and focused on helping survivors feel safer, more grounded and better able to make choices that restore a sense of control. Naomi blends psychodynamic therapy to explore how past experiences influence current patterns, parts work to examine aspects such as the inner child or inner critic, and psychoeducation to explain common brain and body responses to stress and trauma. Creative methods are also used to provide additional ways of expressing difficult material.

Naomi describes her role as guiding people who wish to heal, rebuild and live with greater freedom and well-being. She holds the BACP credential, a professional membership for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom, and provides therapy in English. Naomi is not currently accepting clients.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support for Trauma and Attachment

Attachment-Based Therapy helps explore how early relationships influence current patterns of relating and emotional responses. It supports work on attachment wounds, abandonment fears and difficulties forming secure bonds, offering a framework for building more reliable ways of connecting with others.

Psychodynamic Therapy looks at how past experiences, often from childhood, shape present feelings and behaviours. By gently uncovering repeated patterns and unconscious influences, this approach can help people make sense of recurring difficulties in relationships, self-worth and emotional regulation.

The therapist approaches online work collaboratively, acknowledging that finding the right approach is part of the process. Naomi will work with each person to identify the best fit based on their needs, goals and preferences, adjusting methods as therapy progresses so the plan reflects the client’s evolving priorities.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call or phone, and shorter contacts are available via live chat or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, to maintain continuity across locations, and to choose the format that feels most comfortable for each person.