About Phillipa
Phillipa Whitehead welcomes people seeking help for stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, depression, addictions and issues with intimacy and relationships. She also supports concerns around sleeping, parenting pressures, anger, career changes, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue and attention‑deficit hyperactivity difficulties.
Phillipa is a BACP therapist with 11 years of experience working with adults in a range of settings across the United Kingdom. She provides a calm, non-judgemental space where clients can talk at their own pace.
How Phillipa works
Sessions are aimed at helping people feel heard and understood while they make decisions about next steps. Phillipa listens and reflects, and helps people work out practical ways forward when they feel stuck. Her main style is person-centred, which puts the client in control of the work and focuses on building the person’s own strengths.
She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques when exploring thoughts and patterns, and solution-focused ideas to set clear, short-term goals. This blended approach lets sessions adapt to what each client needs. Phillipa has supported people through loss, trauma and long-term stress over more than a decade.
She draws on that experience to offer steady, pragmatic support and to help clients find small changes that add up. The aim is to restore a sense of choice and direction in everyday life. People come for different reasons and for different lengths of time.
Phillipa encourages newcomers to take the first step when they feel ready, and she will work collaboratively to tailor the pace and focus of therapy.
Phillipa lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Phillipa works with
The areas below are the ones Phillipa selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
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
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Phillipa’s approaches translate to online work
Phillipa uses a person-centred approach and cognitive behavioural ideas to help people understand feelings and try new ways of responding. Person-centred work focuses on listening, empathy and helping the client lead the conversation so they can find their own answers. Cognitive behavioural techniques look at unhelpful thoughts and habits and try small experiments to change them.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Phillipa will discuss goals, preferences and what feels helpful, and then suggest ways of working together. This is a collaborative conversation rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.
Many people find online therapy helps fit sessions around busy lives, such as shorter travel time and easier scheduling during work breaks. Confirm the exact session options before booking since the biography does not list formats, and pick what suits your routine and comfort level. Registered or accredited professionals can offer steps to make online sessions practical and manageable for day-to-day life.
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