Helen Damisa, BACP

Helen Damisa is a UK-licensed therapist with six years of professional experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, family conflict, and experiences of trauma and abuse. She combines practical techniques with a warm, client-centered manner to help clients articulate difficult feelings and explore workable ways forward.

Working from a nonjudgmental stance, Helen aims to create an open space where thoughts and emotions can be shared honestly and examined collaboratively. She encourages clients to identify their priorities and build skills that fit daily life, tailoring sessions to each person rather than applying a one-size-fits-all approach.

Helen is registered with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, a recognised professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom. She recognises that taking the first step towards therapy can take courage and supports clients through that initial process, helping them to feel understood and guided as they begin work on their goals.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify their values and take practical steps toward a more meaningful life while learning to relate differently to difficult thoughts and feelings. It is often helpful for persistent anxiety, stress, and patterns that get in the way of daily living.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on understanding how early relationships shape current patterns of connection and emotional response. It can support people working through relationship difficulties, attachment concerns, and the long-term effects of loss or early caregiving disruptions.

Client-Centered Therapy places the person at the heart of the process, emphasising empathy, unconditional positive regard, and collaboration. This approach helps clients explore their experience at their own pace and develop greater self-understanding and agency.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Helen will work collaboratively with each client to identify which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting techniques as progress is made.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - which makes it easier to fit therapy into busy or geographically dispersed lives. For many people, remote sessions increase accessibility and consistency while still allowing meaningful therapeutic work with registered professionals and therapists.