Wendy Holmes , BACP

Wendy Holmes is a UK-based therapist who offers a compassionate, collaborative approach to support people navigating relationship difficulties, trauma, grief, life transitions, and a range of emotional and interpersonal challenges. She creates a non-judgmental space where people can explore their history and strengths while working toward practical, meaningful change at a pace that suits them.

Wendy draws on a range of therapeutic methods to tailor sessions to each person’s needs. Her practice includes work with trauma and abuse, relationship concerns including Relationship OCD, intimacy and female life-stage changes such as menopause, grief and loss, stress and anxiety, parenting and family dynamics, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She also supports people dealing with career pressures, self-esteem struggles, anger, codependency, communication problems, and issues related to attachment, abandonment, chronic illness, and alternative sexual cultures.

To fit different lifestyles, Wendy offers flexible online options including video calls, phone appointments, and text-based therapy. She holds the BACP credential - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and has completed training in areas such as Integrated Psychotherapeutic Counselling, Compassionate Enquiry, grief and loss, women’s trauma work, sex and couples therapy, polyvagal-informed models for trauma, internal family systems approaches to complex trauma, and a diploma in working with narcissism. Wendy aims to partner with each person to identify clear goals and practical steps toward the future they want.

Approaches to healing and how online therapy can help

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, while focusing on values-driven actions that improve daily life; it can be useful for anxiety, stress, and finding direction during change. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early and adult relationships shape patterns of connection and trust, supporting work on intimacy concerns, relationship difficulties, and issues stemming from abandonment or attachment wounds. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's own experience and pace, offering empathic listening and collaboration to build self-awareness and confidence and to address depression, self-esteem, and life transitions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Wendy works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods fit their goals, preferences, and circumstance, and she adapts the work over time so therapy remains responsive and practical.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging makes it easier to fit support into busy or changing lives. These options increase flexibility for scheduling, reduce travel time, and allow people to engage from environments that feel comfortable for them, while enabling consistent, ongoing work with licensed professionals and therapists.