Angela Higgins, BACP

Angela Higgins is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 25 years of experience supporting people through a wide range of emotional and life challenges. She began her career as a befriender working with individuals affected by the troubles in NI, supporting people who experienced stress, depression, anxiety, panic attacks, agoraphobia and domestic or sexual abuse. That early work inspired her to train as a counsellor and maintain a steady focus on empathy, acceptance and genuine connection in therapeutic work.

Her training is rooted in the Person-Centered approach developed by Carl Rogers, where empathy, congruence and unconditional positive regard are central to the relationship. Over time she has also incorporated the cognitive behavioural model into much of her practice to address specific thinking and behaviour patterns, while drawing on other modalities when they meet a client’s needs. Angela has substantial experience as an addictions counsellor, including ten years in that role and four years working in a local prison, and has supported people with panic attacks, trauma and PTSD, bereavement, anger management, domestic violence, and a broad range of mental health concerns.

In the past decade she has trained in complementary practices such as Reiki, sound healing, reflexology and Indian head massage and continues to explore approaches that may support overall wellbeing. Angela works with individuals, including international clients, and holds BACP membership, the professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK. She welcomes enquiries from people seeking practical, compassionate support for stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties and other life challenges.

Client-Centered and CBT for Online Care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a supportive, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist offers empathy, honesty and acceptance. This approach helps people explore feelings, build self-understanding and strengthen their capacity to make choices that reflect their values, which can be useful for issues like low self-esteem, life changes and relationship problems.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and teaches practical strategies to change patterns that contribute to anxiety, depression, anger and other difficulties. CBT is often used when a clear structure and skill-based tools are helpful in addressing specific symptoms.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Angela works collaboratively with each person to identify methods that match their needs, goals and preferences. She tailors the balance of client-centered work, CBT techniques and other supportive modalities to suit what the client is seeking to achieve.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video call or phone, as well as live chat and text-based messaging, make it easier to fit counselling into daily life and to access help from different locations. For many people, these options increase accessibility and make it simpler to maintain continuity of care with registered professionals and therapists who can adapt the approach as progress is made.