Patricia O'Neill, NCPS

Patricia O'Neill is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 15 years of professional experience. She offers calm, practical support for people dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief and low self-esteem. Patricia writes and talks plainly so conversations are easy to follow for worried parents reading on the go.

She uses a client-centred approach that focuses on what matters to each person. That means listening first, then shaping sessions around individual goals. She also draws on cognitive behavioural therapy, which looks at patterns of thought and behaviour and encourages small, doable changes.

Over her career Patricia has worked with people affected by trauma and abuse, including post-traumatic stress disorder related to her own upbringing in Northern Ireland. She has supported people through depression, relationship difficulties and the complex overlap of mental health concerns and substance use.

Patricia has experience providing counselling through workplace Employee Assistance Programmes and in other settings. She helps people build confidence, manage guilt and shame, and work through isolation or compulsive behaviours. Her style is practical and steady, aimed at helping people take small steps forward.

She holds NCPS as a credential and offers sessions in English. To begin, people use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's needs. It gives space for the client to set the pace and priorities, which helps with issues like low self-esteem, grief and relationship difficulties.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at unhelpful thought patterns and routines, then tries practical steps to change them. CBT often suits people dealing with anxiety, depression, compulsions and stress because it breaks problems into manageable tasks.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Patricia will discuss goals and preferences and then recommend a way forward. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so check the offered options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, cut out travel time and allow shorter check-ins around work or family commitments. It can also reduce the need to be on camera if a phone-based check-in is preferable for a brief session.