Counsellor profile
Simone Stephen, NCPS
Counsellor - stress and relationships
See online counselling options- Stress and anxiety
- Self esteem work
- Relationship support
About Simone
Counsellor and NCPS member, Simone Stephen has eight years of experience working with people in the United Kingdom on stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, self-esteem and depression. She works with a broad range of life challenges and aims to help people find clearer ways forward through conversation and reflection.
Simone focuses on practical, evidence-based work that looks at what is happening now and how patterns developed. She encourages clients to draw on their own strengths and to try small changes between sessions. Conversations are straightforward and geared to what the person needs next, whether that is managing low mood, reducing anxiety, or rebuilding confidence after a setback.
Her background includes several years helping people with coping during life changes, grief, workplace pressures and intimate relationship problems. She also addresses issues such as abandonment, control, shame and isolation when these come up in therapy. Simone pays attention to the ways money and career stress can affect wider wellbeing.
Sessions commonly involve talking through recent events, noticing unhelpful patterns and practising alternatives. She can support people exploring sexuality and LGBT matters and helps those working on self-love and women’s issues.
Simone works in English and accepts international clients. Practical details such as cost and how to book are provided through the service’s booking flow. To start, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange a first session.
How Simone uses evidence-based approaches in online counselling
Simone describes her work as grounded in evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on current patterns and practical change. Cognitive-style work helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and test alternatives, which can reduce anxiety and low mood. Behavioural strategies look at actions and routines, and support small experiments to build confidence and reduce avoidance.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Simone discusses options with each person and agrees a plan based on their needs and goals. This is a collaborative process and plans can be adjusted as sessions progress.
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm the available online session formats before booking so you know what to expect. Online work can make counselling easier to fit around work and family commitments. It can also allow shorter check-ins, avoid travel time and let people connect from a convenient location. Registered or accredited professionals can offer remote sessions that match practical needs while working on the same issues as in-person counselling.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties and self-esteem concerns. Other areas include grief, workplace problems and intimacy-related issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses practical, evidence-based approaches that look at current patterns and small changes. Sessions focus on talking through problems and trying manageable experiments between meetings.
How long has she worked in counselling?
She has eight years of professional experience in the field.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is listed with NCPS as provided in her profile details.
Do sessions take place in English or other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and is charged via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule your first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.