Counsellor profile
Helen Downs, NCPS
United Kingdom
NCPS counsellor - Codependency and anxiety
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- Credentials
- NCPS
- Registration
- NCPS, United Kingdom / NCS17-05141
- Experience
- 7 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Hypnotherapy
- CBT methods
- DBT skills
About Helen
Helen Downs is an NCPS counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with seven years of professional experience. She works with people who face stress, anxiety, addictions, LGBT-related concerns, trauma and abuse, and issues around self‑esteem and relationships. Helen also supports those dealing with grief, intimacy-related problems, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting strain, anger, career questions, bipolar and depression, and codependency concerns.
Helen uses a mix of talking therapies and hypnotherapy. Sessions focus on clear, practical steps and understanding how past patterns affect present choices. She pays attention to neurodiversity and draws on experience gained working with people in the prison services and their families.
In sessions she listens for the behaviours that keep someone putting others first or getting stuck in harmful patterns. That helps to set small, achievable goals and to practise different ways of responding. Helen will work through coping strategies for anxiety, relapse prevention for addictions, and ways to rebuild confidence after trauma.
The approach combines client-centred listening with structured tools from cognitive behavioural work and elements from psychodynamic thinking. Hypnotherapy is offered as an additional option when appropriate. Dialectical behaviour therapy skills may be used for emotional regulation and distress tolerance.
Helen offers sessions in English and accepts international clients. Costs vary with location and are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, clients use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches available in online sessions
Client‑centred therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person’s experience. The therapist follows the client’s concerns and helps them find their own solutions, which can be useful for rebuilding a sense of self after codependent patterns.Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings and behaviours. It uses practical exercises and experiments to change unhelpful thinking and habits, which can help with anxiety, low mood and coping with cravings or relapse risk.
Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) offers skills for managing intense emotions and reducing impulsive reactions. Skills in emotional regulation and distress tolerance can support people who struggle with anger, self‑soothing, or relationship volatility.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Helen will discuss goals and preferences with each person and suggest which methods to try. That decision is collaborative and can be adjusted as sessions progress.
The biography does not list specific online session formats. Please confirm the available formats before booking so you know how sessions will fit into your routine. Many people find remote sessions help fit therapy around work, caregiving or travel, allow shorter check‑ins when needed, and reduce time spent travelling to appointments.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Does she help with people-pleasing and boundary issues?
Yes. Helen lists codependency, control issues and communication problems among her focus areas and works on patterns that involve putting others first.
What is her style in sessions?
She combines listening with practical exercises. Expect a mix of client‑centred conversation and structured techniques from CBT and DBT when helpful.
How much experience does she have?
Helen has seven years of professional practice and seven years working as a hypnotherapist.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She is based in the United Kingdom and lists NCPS as her credential.
Can I see her if I live outside the UK?
International clients are accepted. Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Use 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.