Shelley Hughes, NCPS

Shelley Hughes is an accredited integrative therapist (NCPS) who brings over 3,000 hours of counselling experience and five years of professional practice to her work. She focuses on supporting people through stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, and the challenges of grief and loss, helping clients to identify practical steps toward change and recovery.

Shelley works in an empathetic, nonjudgmental manner, creating a welcoming space where feelings and thoughts can be explored openly. Her integrative approach draws on several evidence-informed methods to tailor support to each person’s needs, whether the priority is emotional regulation, improving communication, processing painful experiences, or rebuilding self-esteem.

Clients who work with Shelley can expect collaborative guidance and practical tools alongside emotional support. She emphasizes the courage involved in seeking help and aims to empower people to make meaningful changes that enhance wellbeing and relationships. Shelley is available to work with individuals locally and internationally and adapts her approach to fit the goals and circumstances of each person she supports.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT encourages people to accept difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to actions that align with their values. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and life transitions by helping clients clarify what matters to them and take practical steps toward those goals.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns influence current connections and emotional responses. It can help with relationship challenges, intimacy issues, abandonment concerns, and patterns of attachment that affect how people relate to others.

Shelley approaches choice of method collaboratively, recognising that finding the right fit is part of the therapeutic process. Registered professionals will work with clients to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and together they will decide which approaches or combination of approaches best support progress.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage with a therapist through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to access consistent support around work, family, and daily life, and they allow therapy to continue when in-person meetings are not convenient. For many people, remote sessions provide practical, ongoing access to care while fitting into busy schedules.