Penelope “Penny” Williamson , BACP

Penelope “Penny” Williamson is a counsellor who trained in person-centred humanistic approaches and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She has three years of practice and brings a calm, warm style to sessions. Penny mixes counselling with coaching skills to help people set short-term goals as well as look deeper into life patterns.

Penny works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression and bipolar difficulties. She also helps with relationship and intimacy matters, attachment and abandonment issues, grief, trauma and sexual assault and abuse. People who struggle with self-esteem, body image, addiction, workplace challenges, ADHD and life changes also come to her for support.

Her approach is collaborative and client-led. Sessions can focus on practical problem solving, talking through feelings, or creative ways to understand difficult patterns. She offers reading suggestions, worksheets and other resources when helpful.

Penny draws on acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive behavioural strategies and attachment-informed thinking alongside person-centred practice. That means she pays attention to what matters most to each person and helps them try different ways of responding to thoughts and feelings.

She describes herself as warm, open and relaxed, using humour and creativity where it helps. Penny works from the United Kingdom and conducts sessions in English. Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging.

How Penny's approaches work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice their thoughts and feelings without fighting them. It supports taking action towards things that matter, which can help with anxiety, depression and life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people understand and change how they connect to others, useful for intimacy and relationship concerns. Client-Centred Therapy emphasises a non-judgemental, respectful space where the person sets the pace and topics for the session, often helpful for building self-esteem and working through trauma.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Penny will talk with each person about their goals, preferences and what feels most useful. Together they try ways of working and adjust the focus if something is not helping, combining practical steps with deeper emotional work as needed.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions suit shorter check-ins or people with lower bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for ongoing reflection, quicker check-ins or when someone prefers written conversation. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or a busy schedule and to continue work between sessions.