- Years in practice
- 3
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English, Finnish
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Heli
Heli Annika Giles is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She holds BACP registration with three years of clinical experience and works mainly from a person-centred stance. She welcomes parents who are looking for practical support and someone who listens without judgement.
Heli offers straightforward, down-to-earth sessions. She helps people name what is worrying them and works with them to set small, realistic goals. Conversations cover everyday stresses such as work pressure, relationship strain, or the emotional toll of life changes.
Background and approach
Her background includes helping people manage anxiety, low self-esteem and burnout. She also supports those dealing with trauma, grief and intimacy-related issues. Heli can talk through parenting concerns alongside other life challenges rather than running group or family therapy sessions.
Therapy sessions focus on understanding patterns and trying out new ways of coping. She draws on approaches that help clients notice thoughts and feelings, and then make choices that fit their values. Progress is reviewed together so goals stay relevant to the person in front of her.
Sessions are offered in English and Finnish. Heli provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, and uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, the reader completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules a first appointment.
What Heli works with
Everything Heli lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Heli helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Heli lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Heli draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy in her online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then take action that fits what matters to them; it can be useful for anxiety, stress and life transitions. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening deeply and reflecting what the client brings, helping people feel heard and understood as they work through relationship or self-esteem issues.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Heli will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and together they decide which ways of working suit the situation best. She reviews progress and adapts methods as needed so therapy stays practical and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make counselling easier to fit into busy lives. Video calls can mirror an in-person conversation, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and messaging lets people check in between appointments or use shorter updates. These options give flexibility and help people access therapy from different locations within the United Kingdom.
Questions people ask about Heli
What concerns does Heli support?
Heli can help with stress, anxiety, relationship and parenting concerns, along with grief, trauma, low self-esteem and work-related strain.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She works in a person-centred way, emphasising listening and collaboration, and uses approaches that help people notice thoughts and choose values-based actions.
What experience does she bring?
Heli has three years of clinical experience and draws on both personal and professional insight to support people through difficult life periods.
What credential and region apply to her practice?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Finnish.
What session formats are available?
Heli offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does the cost and payment work?
Sessions are provided through a subscription model that varies with location and therapist availability and can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling an appointment according to the therapist's availability.
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