Poppy Streatfield, BACP

Poppy Streatfield is a UK-based counsellor with seven years' experience, working online from North London. She offers one-to-one short and long-term counselling on a weekly basis. Her approach aims to create a warm, accepting and open space for people to talk about what matters to them.

She begins by listening carefully to each person's concerns and goals. Poppy draws on several approaches rather than using one fixed model. That means sessions can focus on practical steps, talking things through, or building skills depending on what a person needs.

Poppy has a Masters in Person-Centred Experiential Counselling and Psychotherapy and a BSc (Hons) in Psychology. She also completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for individuals with autism spectrum conditions and learning difficulties, plus certificates in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Motivational Interviewing. Her BACP credential is listed as BACP.

She has worked in schools, community services and the NHS, and now combines independent practice with work in the education sector. Poppy is used to adapting sessions for people with additional needs such as Autism and ADHD and will discuss adjustments to suit individual preferences.

Poppy communicates with clients via the platform during her stated working hours and keeps messaging for practical enquiries. She does not work with high-risk clients and will recommend further support to a GP if safety concerns emerge during therapy.

How Poppy’s approaches translate to online work

Poppy commonly draws on Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in her sessions. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening closely and responding with empathy to help people understand their feelings and decide what they want to change. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and helps people try out practical strategies to reduce unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist discusses goals and preferences with each person and together they choose what to try first. That collaborative planning means sessions can shift between talking, skill-building or short problem-solving tasks as needed.

Confirm the session formats available before booking, as format details are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around busy lives, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also allow adjustments for neurodiverse needs, such as using clearer session structure or adapting communication style to suit individual preferences.