Helen Damisa, BACP
6 years in practice
Helen Damisa is a counsellor with six years' experience working in the United Kingdom.
License and registration
- BACP
- 387859 · expires January 2027
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Helen
Helen Damisa is a counsellor with six years' experience working in the United Kingdom. She supports people who are feeling stressed, anxious, or overwhelmed by relationship and family concerns. She also helps those coping with trauma, abuse and bereavement.
Her registration with BACP is listed as a professional credential. Helen aims to create a calm space where people can speak honestly about what is worrying them. She uses straightforward listening and gentle prompts to help clients name their feelings and think about what they want to change.
Background and approach
The first sessions focus on understanding immediate needs and building trust. Her approach draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at emotional patterns in relationships and attachment. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice what matters to them and take small steps in that direction.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centred ideas are used where practical tools and clearer thinking are helpful. Helen has six years of practice experience across a range of concerns including grief, caregiver stress, chronic illness, body image and communication problems. She is familiar with issues such as abandonment, adoption and foster care, autism and attachment difficulties.
People meet her by phone, video or messaging. Sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. Helen welcomes enquiries from English-speaking people in the UK and internationally.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Helen lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Helen names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on emotional experiences and patterns in close relationships. In online sessions this means noticing feelings as they come up, naming them, and looking at how they shape interactions with others. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and try small meaningful actions despite difficult thoughts or feelings. It is useful for stress, anxiety and loss when the goal is to live in line with values. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds affect current relationships and helps people recognise and change unhelpful patterns. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Helen will talk with each person about goals and preferences and try methods that fit their needs. That exploration is collaborative and practical, with adjustments made as sessions reveal what helps most. Online therapy offers flexibility for those juggling work, family and health needs. Video calls let people read facial cues and have a longer conversation, while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, shorter reflections, or when writing helps someone organise thoughts. These options let people access registered or accredited professionals from different locations and fit therapy around daily life.We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. It does not change what you pay or the order of the listings.
Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Helen supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, and grief. She also works with a wide set of related issues such as attachment worries, caregiver stress, chronic illness and body image.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She combines attentive listening with practical tools. Sessions often involve exploring emotions, identifying patterns in relationships and trying simple changes to daily behaviour.
What background does she bring to her work?
Helen has six years of professional experience helping people with emotional and relational difficulties. Her practice draws on a mix of therapeutic approaches suited to different problems.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed with BACP and works in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and Helen accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be delivered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging according to client preference.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and are managed through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
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