Phillippa Stacy, BACP

Phillippa Stacy helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief and low mood. She also supports those facing addiction, anger, intimacy issues, sleep and eating difficulties, and the emotional effects of chronic illness. Phillippa's work includes people coping with career pressures, changes in life, compassion fatigue and isolation.

Pillippa brings nine years of experience to her counselling and she is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, MBACP. She draws on humanistic and integrative training and a background in transactional analysis to shape a client-centred style. Sessions aim to be straightforward and practical rather than full of jargon.

Her therapeutic approach combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy with attachment-based and client-centred ways of working. In practice this means noticing patterns, trying small changes and talking through what matters most to the client. Phillippa describes her manner as open, honest and direct, while remaining non-judgemental.

Phillippa also speaks from lived experience of managing an incurable degenerative autoimmune condition. That personal perspective informs her empathy for long-term health challenges and caregiving stress. It also influences how she supports people facing ongoing physical and emotional strain.

Sessions focus on helping people update personal scripts, make clearer choices and build skills to cope with difficult feelings. The aim is practical change you can use day to day, so people leave feeling more able to manage relationships, work pressures and life transitions.

Approaches that guide online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying what matters to you and taking small steps in that direction. It helps when people feel stuck in worry, avoidance or low mood by encouraging values-led action alongside acceptance of difficult feelings.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It can help with problems in close relationships, trust, and feeling emotionally disconnected by reworking how people relate to others and themselves.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Phillippa will discuss different methods and agree with you which fits best for your goals, needs and preferences. This is a collaborative process and can change as therapy progresses.

If you are considering online sessions, check the current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when that suits your schedule. It can also help when quieter surroundings or lower bandwidth are needed rather than being on camera. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt these ways of working to suit treatment goals and everyday life.