About Poppy
Poppy Streatfield is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who works online. She has seven years' experience and holds BACP accreditation, and she offers one-to-one counselling tailored to the person in front of her. Sessions can be short term or long term and are scheduled weekly according to what suits the client.
Poppy draws on a mix of approaches rather than one fixed method. She adapts sessions to the individual's needs and the time they have.
Background and approach
That means practical coping skills one week, and more open, person-centred conversation the next. Her practice covers many common concerns, including stress, anxiety, grief, depression and relationship difficulties. She also works with people facing trauma and abuse, eating problems, anger, self-esteem issues, and life transitions.
She has specific experience supporting people with autism and ADHD and will discuss adjustments to make therapy more accessible. Poppy has worked in educational, community and NHS settings in addition to running a independent practice. Poppy usually responds to messages during set working hours and prefers to explore therapeutic material within sessions rather than by messaging.
Initial consultations are used to identify goals and decide whether the working relationship feels like a good fit.
How these approaches can work online
Poppy combines client-centred work with cognitive behavioural techniques and elements of dialectical behaviour therapy. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person's experience, helping them feel heard and accepted while they decide what to work on. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers practical strategies for anxiety, panic, obsessions and mood problems. Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) brings in skills for managing strong emotions, tolerating distress and improving communication.Finding the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will talk with the person about their goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those aims. Sessions can shift over time - for example starting with practical CBT tools and moving towards more person-centred reflection when that feels right.
Online formats give practical flexibility. Video calls recreate a face-to-face conversation for in-depth work, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier on days when sitting on camera is tiring, and live chat or text-based messaging suit brief check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options help therapy fit around work, study and daily life while keeping the focus on the therapeutic work itself.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intellectual disability
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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