Counsellor profile
Helen Lamming, NCPS
Counsellor specialising in relationships and parenting
Continue with HelenAbout
- Relationship strain
- Parenting pressures
- Attachment work
About Helen
Helen Lamming is a counsellor accredited with NCPS and has 11 years of experience. She helps people facing relationship strain, family difficulties, intimacy-related issues, parenting pressures and problems managing anger. Sessions are offered in English and she works with people in the United Kingdom and internationally.
Helen draws on many hours of counselling practice, including work at Relate supporting relationship and family concerns. She has completed CPCAB diplomas in family and relationship counselling, a Certificate of Proficiency, and holds an MEd in Psychology of Education. She has recorded more than 4,000 hours of direct counselling work.
Her style is straightforward and person-focused. She listens to what people bring and helps them name what is causing strain at home. Conversations often look at communication patterns, attachment questions, and how past family experiences affect present relationships.
Therapeutic work may include Emotionally-Focused Therapy techniques to address emotional responses in relationships, Attachment-Based ideas to understand bonding and trust, and Trauma-Focused methods where past hurts still shape current behaviour. Internal Family Systems and client-centred ideas also inform the way she supports reflection and change.
Helen can offer short-term agreements for a fixed number of sessions or open-ended work. She receives regular clinical supervision and follows the CPCAB Code of Ethics. To begin, people follow the site process to complete a short questionnaire and book an initial appointment.
How sessions work
How her approaches work in online counselling
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape current relationships. It helps people understand patterns of closeness, distance and trust in their partnerships or family connections.Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on emotions in interaction. It helps partners or individuals notice underlying feelings and change patterns that lead to repeated conflict or withdrawal.
Helen also uses Trauma-Focused ideas when past events continue to affect daily life. This work aims to reduce overwhelming reactions and to help people make sense of what happened so it no longer drives present behaviour.
Deciding which approach to use is part of the work. Helen will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs and agree a way forward together. The choice of method can change over time as new issues arise.
The biography indicates she now offers online counselling. Please confirm the exact session options before booking so you know what fits your routine. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into busy weeks, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They can also suit people who prefer not to be on camera or who need lower-bandwidth options.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
11+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with relationship strain, family problems, intimacy concerns, parenting difficulties and anger.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is person-focused and practical, looking at communication, attachment patterns and emotional responses.
How much experience does she have?
She has 11 years of counselling experience and more than 4,000 hours of direct work.
What are her credentials and location?
She is accredited with NCPS and has CPCAB qualifications; she is based in the United Kingdom.
Can she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
The original biography describes exclusively online counselling; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.