About Hilary
Hilary Jiggins offers a straightforward, collaborative approach for people feeling stuck, anxious, or overwhelmed. She keeps explanations plain and avoids jargon. Hilary aims to work with each person as an individual and helps them focus on the changes they want to make in life.
Hilary draws on a mix of evidence-based methods alongside humanistic, person-focused ways of working. She uses practical tools when a clear problem needs tackling, and can move to longer, more exploratory psychotherapy if deeper patterns emerge.
Background and approach
She explains any suggestions and the research behind them so clients can understand the why behind the work. Sessions can include active skills practice, motivational conversations, and solution-focused steps to reduce symptoms and build coping. If standard formats such as questionnaires or homework do not suit someone, she adapts tasks into more creative options.
Progress can be tracked in ways that feel helpful rather than burdensome. When longer-term psychotherapy is useful, Hilary will explain what a year or more of work might look like and how the therapeutic relationship itself is used to explore patterns from the past.
She is also clear when a different specialist would be a better fit and will refer on as needed. Hilary has worked in the sector for 15 years and brings her experience from charity and group work into her practice. She is based in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
What Hilary works with
Everything Hilary lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Hilary is listed here; the rest shows what else Hilary works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Co-morbidity
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Guilt and shame
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Hilary lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How core approaches shape online work
Hilary often uses Client-Centred and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy methods in her work. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, empathy and treating each person as an individual, which helps when someone needs a steady, accepting space to make sense of their feelings. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is practical and goal-focused; it helps with anxiety, low mood and unhelpful thinking by teaching specific skills and exercises to change patterns.Finding the right way of working is a collaborative process. Hilary will talk with a client about their goals, preferences and what feels manageable. Together they decide whether short-term active work or a longer, exploratory approach is best, and this choice can change as therapy progresses.
For practicalities, please confirm the session formats offered before booking. Online therapy can make fitting sessions into busy lives easier, for example by reducing travel time and by allowing shorter check-ins when needed. It can also allow work that uses worksheets, skills practice or regular progress checks without needing to be in the same room. Registered or accredited professionals, including counsellors and therapists, can tailor sessions to suit how a person prefers to engage, whether that means more active skills practice or a slower exploratory pace.
Questions people ask about Hilary
What kinds of difficulties does she help with?
Hilary supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, eating and sleeping issues, bipolar features, and related struggles listed in her specialties.
How would she work with me in therapy?
She combines practical, active techniques and more exploratory psychotherapy. Shorter psychological therapy uses skills and structured tasks, while longer psychotherapy focuses on patterns and the therapeutic relationship.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
Hilary has 15 years' experience, beginning with group work for the charity Mind and later roles with several UK charities and services.
What professional registration does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I book sessions in a language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are fees and payments handled?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are organised through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I do to begin therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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