About Holly
Holly Cruttenden is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who practices with a BACP credential and four years of experience. She offers a calm, listening presence and aims to help people manage stress, anxiety and life changes. Holly also supports clients who identify as LGBT and those dealing with self-esteem or family concerns.
Her background includes work across different ages and needs, and she has previously supported children and young people as well as adults with complex mental health challenges.
Background and approach
She describes an education in psychology and counselling and continues to build skills through ongoing professional development. Holly uses a person-centred style, matching the work to each person’s goals and strengths. Sessions focus on what matters to the individual, with the counsellor listening, reflecting, and helping to spot unhelpful patterns.
She combines this approach with practical tools from cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness when useful. She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to help people understand past influences on current feelings and relationships. In practice this can mean noticing recurring themes, exploring where they started, and trying small changes in thinking and behaviour.
Holly’s aim is to create a steady, supportive space so people can try different ways of coping. People come to Holly for issues such as family of origin problems, communication difficulties, caregiving stress, neurodiversity challenges, and adjusting to major life transitions. She works collaboratively to set goals and review progress as therapy continues.
What Holly works with
Everything Holly lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Holly is listed here; the rest shows what else Holly works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Holly lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Holly uses a person-centred way of working that puts the person's goals and experience at the centre of the sessions. This approach focuses on listening, reflection and adapting the pace to the individual's needs, which helps when sorting out stress, self-esteem and family concerns.She also draws on cognitive behavioural therapy, which looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. CBT gives straightforward exercises and small experiments to change unhelpful patterns and ease anxiety or low mood. Mindfulness is used alongside this work to help people notice thoughts and sensations without immediate reaction, which can support better coping in daily life.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapy process. The therapist will work together with the client to decide which methods fit best with their goals and preferences, and will review what is helping as therapy progresses.
The original profile does not specify which session formats are offered, so please confirm the available online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also help people continue support while living in a different location from UK-based therapists and when scheduling across time zones.
Questions people ask about Holly
What sorts of problems does Holly help with?
Holly supports people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, family concerns and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include neurodiversity, caregiving stress, bereavement, relationship separation and family of origin issues.
What is Holly's therapeutic style like?
She works in a person-centred way, listening and adapting to each person's goals. Practical techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness are used when they suit the client's needs.
How much experience does she have?
Holly has four years of experience working as a counsellor alongside roles supporting children, young people and adults with complex needs. She continues professional development to expand her skills.
Where is Holly based and what credential does she hold?
She is based in the United Kingdom and holds BACP, which is recorded as her credential.
Which languages and international arrangements are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts clients internationally.
What session formats are used?
The original profile does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking to know how sessions will be delivered.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with Holly?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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