Counsellor profile
Natasha Hughes, BACP
United Kingdom
Counsellor - relationships and trauma
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- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 98453
- Experience
- 15 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Client-centred
- CBT techniques
- EMDR offered
About Natasha
Natasha Hughes is a counsellor registered with the BACP and has worked in the UK for 15 years. She supports adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, addiction and trauma. Natasha also helps with grief, depression, parenting pressures and issues around self-esteem and identity.
She uses straightforward conversation to help people name what is happening for them. Sessions look at thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going, practical ways to try things differently, and the impact of past experiences on present choices. Natasha draws on client-centred listening alongside cognitive approaches to make sessions focused and practical.
For people affected by traumatic events, she offers EMDR as one option to work with distressing memories. She also brings in mindfulness and Jungian ideas about meaning where they fit the person's aims. Natasha aims to match techniques to what the person needs rather than follow a single method.
Her work covers codependency, attachment and abandonment issues, communication and control struggles, and difficulties tied to family problems or caregiving stress. She also supports people facing eating or substance-related concerns, and those coping with big life changes such as separation or bereavement.
Natasha meets people from diverse backgrounds and sexual orientations and works in plain language. To begin, she asks about current difficulties and what a reasonable next step would look like. From there she helps set realistic, practical goals for therapy.
How sessions work
How Natasha uses her approaches in online work
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's experience. It helps people feel heard and decide what changes matter most to them. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and gives practical exercises to test different responses. Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an approach used with traumatic memories to reduce their emotional intensity and the ways they affect daily life.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Natasha discusses options with each person and picks or combines methods based on their goals and preferences. That means what starts as listening may include CBT tasks or EMDR if those fit the person's needs.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking, because the biography does not list specific delivery methods. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or let someone avoid travel time. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises such as CBT activities or mindfulness practices for a remote session so therapy fits everyday life.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Natasha work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and many related concerns such as codependency and attachment problems.
What is her style of therapy?
She uses a client-centred approach alongside cognitive behavioural work to look at thoughts and behaviours. Sessions are practical and focused on what to try next.
How much experience does she have?
Natasha has 15 years of experience working with adults on issues including trauma, addiction, mood difficulties and relationship problems.
What are her credentials and where does she practise?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her in other countries or languages?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
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.