Poppy Goguelin , BACP

Poppy Goguelin is a person-centered counsellor with a strong focus on women's health and perinatal mental health, supporting people from conception through the first year after birth. She works with a range of relationship concerns including domestic violence and other relationship problems, and has experience supporting clients through anxiety, depression, grief and loss, including pregnancy loss.

Poppy creates warm, friendly sessions that prioritise the client's perspective and lived experience. She listens closely to understand each person's unique worldview and collaborates with them to explore ways of living a more fulfilling life. Where clients prefer a practical, goal-oriented approach she is able to tailor sessions to be more solution-focused.

Poppy holds the BACP credential - a membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, which denotes adherence to recognised professional standards. She aims to support people taking the first steps toward change, offering steady guidance and respectful encouragement throughout the therapeutic process.

Approaches for Online Support and Practical Care

Poppy uses client-centered therapy to create a respectful, non-judgemental space where the person is treated as the expert on their own life - this approach helps with self-exploration, rebuilding confidence and addressing relationship and life-transition challenges. She also draws on mindfulness therapy, which teaches simple awareness and grounding techniques to reduce stress and manage anxious or overwhelming feelings.

When clients prefer more concrete direction, Poppy can integrate solution-focused therapy to identify realistic goals and small, achievable steps toward them. Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process - Poppy works with each client to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals and preferences, and she adapts the work as those needs evolve.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for people juggling parenting, work or geographic distance. These options make it easier to attend regular sessions, maintain continuity of care and access support from licensed professionals and therapists without the need for travel.