Hilary Rock-Gormley

• Attachment based work
• Trauma focused therapy
• Solution focused tools

About Hilary

Hilary Rock-Gormley works on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and depression using a client-centred, attachment-focused approach. She is registered with the NCPS (National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society) and has 26 years of professional experience in the UK.

Hilary sees each person as expert in their own story. She uses talking therapy methods that focus on building understanding of how relationships and past events shape current feelings. Sessions aim to identify strengths and small changes that help people manage difficult emotions and day-to-day pressures.

Her practice draws on attachment-based and psychodynamic ideas. This means she pays attention to patterns in relationships and early experiences that affect how someone relates to others and to themselves. She also uses solution-focused tools to set short-term goals and work on practical steps between sessions.

Hilary has extensive experience with trauma-focused work and helping people cope after loss or major life changes. She offers support around issues such as addictions, eating concerns, anger, and self-esteem, as well as longer-term concerns like career and ageing-related stresses.

Her style is collaborative and paced to the individual. People who come to her can expect a mixture of exploring past patterns and focusing on concrete strategies to cope now. Sessions are conducted in English and she accepts international clients. Costs vary with location and use a cancellable subscription model.

How her approaches translate to online work

Attachment-based therapy looks at how early and current relationships shape feelings and behaviour; it helps when patterns in relationships cause distress or affect intimacy. Client-centred therapy focuses on the person's own perspective and uses reflective listening to clarify what matters now and what they want to change. Psychodynamic therapy explores recurring patterns and unconscious themes to increase self-understanding and reduce repeated difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Hilary will discuss different methods with the client and decide together which one suits the goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process that can shift as needs change over time.

The practical benefits of online sessions include fitting counselling around work and family commitments, avoiding travel time, and making it easier to check in from different locations. The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current session options before booking. Registered or accredited professionals often adapt their methods for online use and Hilary will explain how sessions will be organised when arranging the first appointment.

Topics Hilary lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• Addictions
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Coaching
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Antisocial personality
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Cancer
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Dependent personality
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• First responder issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Hoarding
• Immigration issues
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Veteran and armed forces issues
• Multicultural concerns
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Personality disorders
• Phobias
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Process addictions
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexual dysfunction
• Sexuality
• Quitting smoking or vaping
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Trichotillomania
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy
• Internal Family Systems

Questions about Hilary

Does she work with anxiety and stress?

Yes. She helps people manage stress and anxiety using talking therapy and practical coping steps.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

Her approaches include attachment-based, client-centred, psychodynamic, solution-focused and trauma-focused methods.

How much experience does she have?

She has 26 years of professional experience working in the UK.

Is she registered and where is she based?

She is registered with the NCPS (National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society) and practises from the United Kingdom.

Does she work in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the UK work with her?

Yes. She accepts international clients.

How are sessions charged?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start a first session?

Click the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.