Poppy Goguelin , BACP

Poppy Goguelin is a BACP counsellor who focuses on women's health and perinatal mental health. She has five years of experience and offers a calm, approachable space for people to talk through difficult moments. Poppy listens and builds understanding from each person's point of view.

Poppy works with common concerns such as anxiety, stress and depression. She also supports people facing grief, pregnancy loss and relationship problems. Issues linked to trauma, domestic abuse and intimacy are part of her practice too.

Her style is warm and collaborative. Sessions centre on the person's priorities and what feels most useful to them. If someone prefers a goal-focused route, she can shape the work to be more solution-focused and practical.

Poppy uses client-centred ways of working that put the person's experience at the heart of therapy. She also draws on mindfulness to help with grounding and on solution-focused techniques for short-term goals. These approaches are mixed to suit the person's needs.

People come to Poppy for help with family and parenting stresses, body image and self-esteem, and challenges such as infidelity, divorce or blended family tensions. She is comfortable discussing fertility issues, fatherhood concerns, and communication problems that affect day-to-day life.

Sessions are available in English and can be arranged with different formats to suit someone’s schedule. The aim in each meeting is to make steady, practical progress toward clearer ways of coping and feeling more able to manage everyday demands.

Practical approaches for online therapy and women's health

Poppy uses client-centred therapy to place the person's own experience at the centre of each session. The counsellor listens closely, follows what matters most to the person, and helps them name priorities and next steps.

She also draws on mindfulness approaches to teach simple grounding and attention skills. These can help reduce rumination, manage stress and support emotional regulation during pregnancy, after birth, or at other stressful times.

Solution-focused therapy appears in sessions when people want short-term, goal-led work. This involves identifying small, practical changes and clear steps to reach those aims rather than lengthy exploration of the past.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss options and adapt methods to match the person's goals, preferences and current needs. That collaborative process means plans can shift as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to fit different lives. Video calls are useful for conversations that benefit from seeing one another, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and messaging can suit quick check-ins or people who prefer not to use video. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and parenting responsibilities.