Francesca Sullivan, NCPS

Francesca Sullivan offers support for people facing relationship strain, grief, anxiety, low self-esteem, stress and major life changes. She works with issues such as trauma and abuse, anger, intimacy concerns, depression and career uncertainty. Francesca also helps with practical problems like communication difficulties, commitment worries, family conflict and caregiver stress.

Francesca uses a client-centred approach, which means sessions focus on what the person brings and move at a pace that feels right for them. She also applies solution-focused methods to help identify small, achievable steps people can take between sessions. Her way of working is warm, honest and grounded in the therapeutic relationship.

With six years of experience, Francesca blends talking therapy with creative techniques when helpful. Creative counselling might include drawing, collage, painting, working with images or creative journalling to express things that are hard to put into words. She discusses any creative option first to make sure the person feels comfortable.

She describes grief broadly, not only as loss of a person, but as losses across life, and offers space to explore how grief shows up. Francesca emphasises there is no right or wrong way to grieve and supports people to find their own path through it.

Francesca is registered as NCPS, which appears in her credentials. Sessions are offered in English and she practices in the United Kingdom. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to her availability.

How Francesca's approaches translate to online work

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, listening space where the person directs the conversation and decides what to explore. This approach helps with feelings like low self-esteem, grief and relationship worries because it follows the person’s pace and priorities.

Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, practical steps and on what a person wants to change. It suits moments when someone needs clear, achievable actions to manage stress, anxiety, work problems or coping after loss.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and together decide which methods to use. That collaborative decision can change as work progresses and different tools may be tried to see what helps best.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the exact formats available before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also allow the use of creative tasks between meetings, such as journalling or making visual material, to bring into sessions.