Felicity Woolsey, NCPS

Felicity Woolsey is a humanistic, person-centred counsellor who focuses on uncovering root causes and helping clients develop practical coping strategies. She combines the listening and empathic stance of person-centred therapy with evidence-based skills from approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to meet each client’s needs. Felicity offers core DBT skills including emotional regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness to support people working through intense emotions and relationship challenges.

Working from her private practice, she is an individual member of the NCPS, a professional membership that reflects her commitment to counselling standards and ongoing development. Her background includes facilitating group therapies in substance misuse rehabilitation settings and mental health wards, where she used DBT as part of treatment approaches for complex presentations.

Felicity has experience with a wide range of issues including addiction and substance misuse, porn and sex addiction, gambling, eating disorders, anxiety, depression, phobias, work-related stress, relationship and family difficulties, and neurodiversity concerns. She also supports clients coping with grief, trauma, identity and intimacy-related issues, and parenting or career transitions. Drawing on personal life experience as well as professional training, she aims to provide a nonjudgmental, empathic space where clients can explore change and build resilience. More information is available on her website at www.fwcounselling.co.uk.

Integrating Therapeutic Approaches for Online Support

Client-centred therapy places the client’s experience at the heart of the work, offering empathic listening and support to help people explore their values, strengths, and personal goals. This approach is useful for those seeking a safe space to process life changes, identity questions, or relationship challenges.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and patterns and developing practical strategies to change them. CBT is effective for anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday coping problems because it emphasizes skills that can be practiced between sessions.

Mindfulness therapy encourages present-moment awareness and nonjudgmental observation of thoughts and feelings, which can reduce reactivity and support emotional regulation in situations such as stress, grief, or chronic anxiety.

Felicity approaches the choice of method collaboratively - she will work with each client to determine which combination of approaches best fits their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions to what feels most helpful.

Online therapy with Felicity is available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for busy schedules and for clients who live at a distance. These options make it easier to access ongoing support and to practice therapeutic techniques in the contexts where they matter most.