About Angela
Angela Higgins is a counsellor with 25 years of practical experience. She began her career as a befriender supporting people affected by the Troubles in Northern Ireland. That early work led her to train as a counsellor and commit to long term practice.
Her approach is warm and person-centred. She brings Carl Rogers' core conditions of empathy, congruence and unconditional positive regard into sessions. Angela also uses cognitive behavioural techniques when they fit the issue a client brings.
Background and approach
Over two decades she spent ten years as an addictions counsellor, including four years working inside a local prison. That background gives her experience with trauma, stress, panic attacks and substance-related problems. She also has a long record of helping with anxiety, depression and bereavement.
In recent years Angela has trained in complementary therapies such as Reiki, sound healing, reflexology and Indian head massage. She integrates what is helpful for a person’s overall wellbeing while keeping the focus on talking therapy and practical strategies. Sessions are offered in English and she works with people in the United Kingdom and internationally.
Angela aims to help clients manage anxiety and stress, talk through life changes, and build coping skills they can use day to day. She welcomes the chance to discuss what someone needs and how to move forward.
How Angela uses talk therapy online
Angela works primarily from a person-centred base, which means the emphasis is on understanding the person and forming a supportive therapeutic relationship. That approach focuses on empathy, being genuine in sessions, and offering non-judgemental support to help people talk through stress, anxiety and life changes.She also uses cognitive behavioural therapy, which helps identify unhelpful thoughts and build practical coping skills. CBT is useful for anxiety, panic, mood difficulties and problem patterns that cause distress. Together these approaches combine listening with active steps people can try between sessions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and day-to-day needs and then agree the techniques to try. This shared planning allows adjustments as progress is made or new priorities appear.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone calls work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging can fit into busy days and let someone reflect in writing between sessions. These options give flexibility for scheduling and for choosing what feels most comfortable.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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