Counsellor profile
Aileen Boyle, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - relationships and addiction
Continue with AileenWhere Aileen stands
- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 413897
- Experience
- 5 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Attachment-based work
- Client-centred sessions
- CBT techniques
About Aileen
Aileen Boyle is a BACP-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with five years of professional experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression. She also supports people facing relationship strain, parenting pressures, career crossroads and major life changes.
Her approach starts with building an understanding of what has happened and how it affects daily life. She uses attachment-based ideas to look at past relationships and how they shape current patterns. She combines this with client-centred conversation to make space for what matters most to the person in the room.
Cognitive behavioural techniques are used to notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. Emotionally-focused work helps identify strong feelings and the needs behind them. Existential conversations support people who are wrestling with meaning, loss or major decisions.
She is experienced in addressing addiction-related difficulties, drug and alcohol problems, and the effects of domestic violence. She also works with issues linked to adoption and foster care, abandonment and attachment problems. Codependency and communication problems are named areas she can explore with clients.
Sessions are practical and conversational. People can expect to talk about current problems, try simple exercises between sessions, and review what is or isn’t helping. Aileen aims to help adults find clearer boundaries, steadier moods and more workable ways of coping.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions
Attachment-based work looks at early relationship patterns and how they influence current behaviour. Online conversations using this approach focus on recognising recurring ways of relating and trying gentler responses in day-to-day life.Client-centred therapy puts the person’s concerns at the heart of sessions. The counsellor listens without agenda and helps the client name what matters, which can feel useful when deciding where to start with codependency or people-pleasing patterns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and make decisions together based on the client’s goals, needs and preferences. That collaborative planning continues as progress is reviewed and adjustments are needed.
The original biography does not list which online session formats are offered. Please confirm the available formats before booking. Many people find that remote sessions fit into busy days more easily, allow for shorter check-ins during a work break and remove travel time. Different approaches can be adapted to suit quieter conversations, practical skill work or deeper emotional processing.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, low self-esteem and depression. Relationship strain, parenting, career and life changes are also listed focus areas.
What is her therapeutic style?
She combines attachment-based ideas with client-centred conversation and practical CBT tools. Emotionally-focused and existential approaches are used when they fit the person’s needs.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of professional experience working with adults on issues such as addiction, trauma and relationship difficulties.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the BACP and practices in the United Kingdom.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She does accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.