Helen Murphy, ACA, PACFA

Helen Murphy is an ACA counsellor and PACFA practitioner with ten years' experience supporting adults and young people through common life stresses. She creates a warm, non-judgemental space where people feel heard and able to make practical changes. Helen focuses on anxiety, stress, depression, ADHD and relationship and self-esteem difficulties.

Helen helps people name what is most troubling and then works alongside them to find clear ways forward. Sessions are collaborative and strengths-based. She aims to build coping skills, improve emotion regulation and increase confidence in everyday life.

Her background includes a decade of clinical practice with a broad range of concerns. That experience informs realistic, step-by-step plans rather than long lists of theory. Helen draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques suited to each person’s needs and pace.

People come to Helen for short-term goals and for longer work through complex issues. She supports those managing grief, burnout, addiction-related stress, and major life transitions. Helen also offers help around attachment, adoption and foster care issues, body image and communication problems.

Sessions are conversational and practical. Helen listens, reflects, and coaches people toward manageable changes. She encourages small experiments between sessions so progress can be noticed and built on.

If a clear plan is what is needed, Helen helps set achievable steps and reviews progress regularly. The focus is on usable strategies that fit into daily life rather than one-size-fits-all solutions.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Helen uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage strong emotions and practical problems. One common approach focuses on building coping skills and emotion regulation so people can respond differently to anxiety, anger and overwhelm. Another approach emphasises identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing small behavioural experiments to shift daily habits and boost mood.

Choosing an approach is part of the work together. Helen discusses options with each person and tailors methods to their goals, circumstances and preferences. The process is collaborative so the chosen techniques fit what the person needs and can be sustained between sessions.

The practical benefits of seeing a therapist online will depend on the session formats Helen currently offers. Because the biography does not list formats, please confirm available options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into work and family life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Therapists can use conversation, skill coaching and guided exercises effectively in remote sessions, helping people apply strategies in their daily routines.