- Years in practice
- 7
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Poppy
Poppy Streatfield is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who offers online therapy. She holds a BACP credential and has seven years' experience. Her practice focuses on creating a warm, accepting space where people can talk about what matters to them.
Sessions can be short or long term and are offered weekly to fit different needs. Poppy uses a mix of approaches rather than one fixed method. She draws on client-centred ways of working alongside cognitive behavioural tools and skills from dialectical behaviour therapy.
Background and approach
She also uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques when these suit the issue at hand. She has studied psychology and holds an MA in Person-Centred Experiential Counselling and Psychotherapy. Her training includes a postgraduate diploma in CBT adapted for people on the autism spectrum and with learning differences.
She also has certificates in solution-focused brief therapy, DBT, and motivational interviewing. Poppy has experience working in educational, community and NHS settings as well as in independent practice. She is used to adapting sessions for people with additional needs such as autism and ADHD, and is open to discussing adjustments when contacted.
Practical messages are answered during set working hours only. Her approach is collaborative and down to earth. In sessions she aims to listen without judgement, help people notice patterns that matter, and work with them to try small, useful changes.
If someone seems at significant risk, she will advise they seek more comprehensive local support. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the listed availability and subscription process.
What Poppy works with
Everything Poppy lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Poppy helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Domestic violence
- Intellectual disability
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Poppy lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- 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.
How Poppy’s approaches work online
Poppy draws on client-centred therapy, which focuses on listening and understanding your experience first. This approach helps people feel heard and builds a trusting working relationship before moving to practical work.She also uses cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to help identify unhelpful thought and behaviour patterns and try small experiments to change them. CBT can be useful for anxiety, low mood, eating concerns and panic symptoms.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. Poppy will discuss goals and preferences, and agree on methods that suit each person. This is a collaborative process and can change as needs shift.
Online therapy here offers flexibility in how sessions happen. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can fit around busy days or lower bandwidth, and live chat or text-based messaging suits shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around family or work commitments and to use techniques between sessions.
Questions people ask about Poppy
What kinds of concerns can be brought to sessions?
She supports people with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship difficulties, parenting strain, eating concerns, trauma and self-esteem problems.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Poppy works in a client-centred way and adapts methods to each person. She combines practical tools with space to talk and reflect.
What is her background and experience?
She has seven years' experience across educational, community and NHS settings and in independent practice.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the BACP and practises online from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Work can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging depending on preference.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's listed availability.
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