Helen Lamming, NCPS

Helen Lamming approaches therapy with the conviction that each person is the expert on their own life and already holds strengths that can be drawn on during difficult times. With 11 years of professional experience and more than 4,000 hours of direct counselling work, she supports people navigating relationship strain, family conflict, intimacy concerns, parenting challenges, and anger-related issues. Her practice has included extensive weekday counselling at Relate where she specialised in relationship and family work, and she now offers online sessions to both individuals and families from a base in Central London.

Helen holds professional accreditation with NCPS - a UK professional accreditation - and has completed a suite of counselling qualifications including CPCAB certificates and diplomas in relationship and family counselling. Her academic background includes an M.Ed in Psychology of Education, a BA (Hons) in Psychology, a PGCE, and earlier university study in English and History. She is a Registered Member of CPCAB, follows their Code of Ethics, and receives regular clinical supervision to inform her practice.

Available most afternoons as well as on Fridays and at weekends, Helen offers flexible short-term agreements for a set number of sessions or open-ended work, and she works with clients across diverse identities and life circumstances - including neurodiversity, visible and invisible disabilities, varied sexual identities, and different faith backgrounds. She welcomes long-term and short-term international clients for online counselling and aims to provide empathetic, respectful, and collaborative support throughout the therapeutic process.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Helen combines approaches that focus on connection, emotion, and the client at the centre of the work. Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns of relating formed in early relationships and helps people address attachment issues that affect current partnerships, parenting, and family dynamics. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on identifying and reshaping emotional responses within relationships to improve intimacy and communication and is especially helpful for couples and those struggling with closeness. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the therapist’s empathetic, nonjudgmental listening and supports clients in finding their own solutions to issues such as identity, relationship decisions, and parenting concerns.

Choosing the right approach is part of the collaborative process - Helen works with each person to identify which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and adapts the work as therapy progresses. The aim is to create a partnership that helps clients make meaningful changes at a pace that feels right.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels. This range of options makes it easier for busy people, those in different time zones, or anyone preferring remote care to engage consistently with licensed professionals and continue therapeutic work despite life demands.