Niamh Duffy

• Person-centred approach
• Cognitive behavioural ideas
• Mindfulness techniques

About Niamh

Niamh Duffy helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief and self-esteem by working in a person-centred way and offering gentle guidance when needed. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and has nine years of experience in the UK.

Niamh uses a person-centred approach, which means she follows the client’s lead in sessions while offering support and reflection. Conversations focus on what matters most to the client and on practical steps they want to take. Sessions are conversational and aim to make it easier to talk about difficult feelings and events.

She also draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to help with patterns of thinking that increase worry or low mood. This can include noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioural changes to reduce anxiety or panic. Mindfulness techniques are used to help people manage stress and become less overwhelmed by strong emotions.

Niamh pays attention to relationship dynamics and attachment-related issues. That can mean working through feelings linked to abandonment, communication problems or the impact of separation and divorce. She provides a calm, consistent way to look at how past experiences affect current relationships.

Additional areas she supports include obsessive or compulsive behaviours, self-harm thoughts, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, and women’s issues. She welcomes international clients and conducts work in English.

How her approaches are used in online work

Client-centred therapy focuses on following the client’s lead and reflecting what they say, which helps people feel heard and understood. This approach is useful for exploring relationship worries, grief, or low self-esteem and for deciding what to work on next.

Cognitive behavioural therapy involves looking at thought patterns and testing small behavioural changes. It is often used for anxiety, panic and low mood and can be adapted into brief exercises and between-session tasks for online work.

Emotionally-focused ideas help identify and name strong feelings and how they affect relationships. This can support work on attachment issues, communication problems and the emotional impact of separation.

Finding the right approach is part of the early sessions. The counsellor will work with the client to agree what methods to try based on their needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative choice can be reviewed as therapy progresses.

Confirm the available session formats before booking as the biography does not specify them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered and accredited professionals often use these practical benefits to help sessions work around everyday commitments.

Topics Niamh lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Self-esteem
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• Communication problems
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Guilt and shame
• Isolation and loneliness
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing
• Somatic Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Niamh

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety, panic and social phobia are listed areas of focus and are part of her nine years of practice.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She primarily uses a person-centred approach and also draws on cognitive behavioural techniques, mindfulness, emotionally-focused ideas and motivational interviewing.

How much experience does she have?

She has nine years of experience working as a counsellor and psychotherapist in the United Kingdom.

Is she registered with a professional body?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Can I see her if I live outside the UK?

Yes. The biography states she accepts international clients and works in English.

What session formats does she use?

Please confirm current session options before booking as the biography does not list specific formats.

How much do sessions cost?

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

How do I get started?

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