Isabelle Dubois, BACP

22 years in practice

Isabelle Dubois is a counsellor who uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside attachment and client-centred approaches.

License and registration

BACP: 39377 · expires September 2026
Years in practice: 22
Languages: English, French

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About Isabelle

Isabelle Dubois is a counsellor who uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside attachment and client-centred approaches. She brings 22 years of experience working in the United Kingdom, including time in a multicultural NHS setting and independent practice. She speaks English and French and offers sessions in several online formats.

Isabelle works with common struggles such as stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression. She also supports people facing relationship strain, grief, trauma and issues with sleep or addiction.

Background and approach

Her practice covers a wide range of concerns including parenting strain, career stress and coping with life changes. In sessions she aims to create a calm, non-judgmental space where people can name their feelings and make sense of difficult moments. She favours a relational style that pays attention to attachment patterns and emotional connection.

Work tends to focus on what is happening between thoughts, feelings and behaviour in everyday life. Isabelle uses practical tools from mindfulness and solution-focused work alongside deeper, emotion-focused conversations. This combination helps people notice difficult emotions, shift unhelpful patterns and try small changes between sessions.

She explains things plainly and keeps goals practical and achievable. To get started people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability. Isabelle describes the first steps as a chance to clarify what matters most and to agree a sensible way forward.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Isabelle lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Self esteem
Depression
Addictions
Family conflicts
Grief
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Career difficulties
Coping with life changes
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Family problems
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Multicultural concerns
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Post-traumatic stress
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues

Approaches Isabelle names

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Online support

Emotion and attachment work in online therapy

Isabelle draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify and make sense of strong feelings and the patterns those feelings cause in relationships. EFT looks at emotional responses and aims to help people name emotions and try new responses that feel safer and more connected. She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early connection styles shape current relationships and reactions, helping people recognise patterns that repeat and consider different ways of relating. Client-Centred Therapy underpins her work through a focus on the client's own pace and priorities, with the counsellor offering empathic listening and gentle reflection.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Isabelle works collaboratively to decide what techniques and perspectives best match a person’s needs, goals and preferences. She checks in regularly and adapts the work as things change so therapy stays useful and practical.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make counselling more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when more visual connection is helpful. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and messaging let people reflect in writing and fit support around busy schedules. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving or day-to-day life while working with a registered professional.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does this counsellor help with?

She supports people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression, and works with relationship strain, grief, trauma, sleep problems and addictions.

What is the therapeutic style like?

The approach is relational and emotion-focused, with attention to attachment patterns and a client-centred stance that keeps sessions collaborative and grounded.

How much experience does she have?

She has 22 years of professional experience, including work in a multicultural NHS setting and in independent practice across the United Kingdom.

What credentials and region apply?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and French.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be run by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging.

How are fees handled?

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

How do I begin working with her?

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