Angela Higgins

Angela Higgins begins from a long personal path into counselling that grew from early volunteer work supporting people affected by the Troubles in Northern Ireland. She holds BACP accreditation, and she brings 25 years of practice to her work. Angela writes simply and directly, and she aims to make sessions easy to follow for people who feel overwhelmed.

Her early training was in Carl Rogers' Person‑Centred approach, and she still uses those core values of empathy, honesty and acceptance in every session. Over time she has added cognitive behavioural methods to address patterns of thinking and behaviour that keep problems going. She adapts methods so they fit each person rather than using a single rule book.

Angela has ten years' experience as an addictions counsellor, including work in a prison setting. That background informs her calm, steady approach when talking through urgent issues like trauma, panic, self‑harm and domestic violence matters. She also works with long‑term conditions such as chronic pain and mood variability including bipolar presentations.

She supports people dealing with relationship strain, grief, body image, workplace stress and life transitions. Women’s issues are a named focus in her practice among other areas such as ADHD, eating and sleep problems, and career concerns.

In recent years Angela has trained in complementary approaches including Reiki and sound healing, which she may suggest alongside talking therapy when appropriate. To begin, she asks people to say what they need and then shapes sessions around those goals.

How Angela uses client‑centred care and CBT online

Angela’s practice draws on two main approaches. Client‑Centred Therapy emphasises listening, acceptance and working at a pace the person can manage; it helps people feel understood and develop their own solutions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behaviour and uses short, practical exercises to change unhelpful habits and reduce symptoms such as panic or low mood.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work she does with each person. She will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then adapt methods over time. The process is collaborative and guided by what the client finds most helpful.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into everyday life, for example by reducing travel or making weekday appointments simpler to manage. If you want to check which session types are currently offered, please confirm options before booking. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists can offer the same conversational work, practical exercises and goal planning online, so people can carry ideas from sessions into daily routines without needing a long commute.