Francesca Dolan Wills, BACP

Francesca Dolan Wills combines six years of professional counselling experience with a background in employment coaching. She has worked in hospice care, a pregnancy loss charity, NHS services, police support programmes and employee assistance schemes. Francesca now works in independent practice and with a cancer youth charity, bringing practical support for people facing big life changes.

Her approach is warm and direct. She focuses on building a non-judgemental space where people can share difficult thoughts and feelings. Sessions are collaborative and aim to help clients find clearer next steps for their lives.

Francesca helps with grief and loss, stress and anxiety, depression and coping with life changes. She also offers support around fertility and pregnancy loss, parenting pressures, career dilemmas and relationship and family concerns. Additional areas of focus include chronic illness, caregiver stress, body image and intimacy-related issues.

Her earlier career as an employment coach informs practical work around career and coaching goals. Experience in hospice and charity settings shaped her work with bereavement and serious illness. Her time supporting employees in public services contributes to helping people manage workplace stress and compassion fatigue.

Francesca is a BACP counsellor, which denotes registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She works in English and accepts international clients. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.

How Francesca’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, acceptance and helping the person lead the pace of work. It is useful for people wanting a supportive space to make sense of emotions and choices. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at patterns in relationships and feelings, helping clients identify and shift how they relate to others and themselves in close relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Francesca works collaboratively to decide which methods suit each person's goals and preferences. Together they review what is helpful and adapt the approach as needs change.

The biography does not list session formats, so confirm the available online options before booking. Many people value online sessions because they can fit therapy around work, caregiving and travel, reduce time spent commuting, or choose quieter timings of day. Online work can also make it easier to maintain continuity when circumstances change. Registered or accredited professionals, including counsellors, can use these approaches effectively in remote sessions when the format fits the client's practical needs.