Wendy Holmes , BACP

Wendy Holmes offers a calm, warm approach to therapy and appreciates the courage it takes to seek support. With four years of clinical experience, she works collaboratively with people to explore their past and shape the future they want, moving at a pace that feels manageable and respectful.

She has particular experience with life transitions and changes, trauma and abuse including emotional, physical, narcissistic, and domestic harm, grief and loss, relationship difficulties, obsessive thoughts with a focus on Relationship OCD (ROCD), intimacy concerns, and female life stage changes such as menopause. Wendy also supports clients with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting and family issues, ADHD, and compassion fatigue, among other challenges.

Wendy holds BACP membership, which indicates affiliation with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, the professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom. Her training covers a wide range of trauma and relationship-focused modalities, including Integrated Psychotherapeutic Counselling, Compassionate Enquiry, baby and infant loss and grief work, Transactional Analysis, a certificate programme in Women's Trauma, an Integrated Sex and Couples Certificate, the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model for Trauma and Addictions, training in Treating Complex Trauma with IFS Therapy, and a Diploma in Dealing with Narcissism.

To fit varied lifestyles, Wendy offers flexible session options by video, phone, and text-based formats, and she works collaboratively with each person to identify goals and practical steps toward meaningful change.

Approaches That Guide Online Therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on clarifying personal values and taking committed action toward a more meaningful life, which can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape current patterns of relating and emotional responses. It can help with intimacy concerns, relationship difficulties, abandonment issues, and trauma-related relationship patterns by building new, healthier ways of connecting.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Wendy works collaboratively with clients and other licensed professionals to identify which methods best match a person’s needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Wendy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing practical flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make ongoing support more accessible for people managing work, family, or health constraints while still engaging in consistent therapeutic work with a trained therapist.