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Naomi Howard, BACP

Based in the UK Online sessions

Trauma-aware counsellor for stressed parents

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Years in practice
5
Registration
BACP
Languages
English
Focus
Stress, Anxiety
Focus
Trauma and abuse
Focus
Grief
About

About Naomi

Naomi Howard is a counsellor who uses attachment-based and trauma-informed ways of working. She blends psychodynamic ideas with a client-centred style to help people feel steadier. Naomi has five years' experience in therapeutic and safeguarding roles in the United Kingdom.

She supports people facing anxiety, depression and stress. She also helps those coping with grief, addictions, eating and sleeping difficulties, anger, and mood conditions such as bipolar. Parenting concerns and intimacy-related issues are included among her areas of focus.

Background and approach

Naomi has particular experience with trauma and abuse, including child abuse, sexual trauma and domestic abuse. She works with people who carry the long-term effects of those experiences, such as dissociation, hypervigilance and disconnection from themselves. Her aim is to help people feel safer, more grounded and more able to make choices for themselves.

Her approach mixes talking about past experiences with practical, present-focused steps. She uses psychoeducation to explain why the body and mind react as they do. Creative methods are also available for people who find non-verbal expression helpful.

Naomi is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Sessions are offered in English and delivered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. If someone wants to begin, they can use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to availability.

Focus areas and approaches

What Naomi works with

Everything Naomi lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Naomi helps people with.

Approaches Naomi lists

Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.

Online support

How attachment and trauma work translates online

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early bonds affect feelings and behaviour now. It helps people notice repeated relationship reactions and try different, healthier ways of relating. Psychodynamic Therapy focuses on how past experiences influence present choices and feelings; it is useful for understanding recurring patterns and deep-rooted issues.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Naomi will work with each person to identify what fits their needs, goals and preferences and adjust methods as therapy progresses. That shared planning helps keep the work practical and grounded in what the person wants to change.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different lives. Video calls are close to in-person conversation, phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These choices make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare and daily routines while keeping continuity of care with registered or accredited professionals.
Questions

Questions people ask about Naomi

What issues does Naomi commonly support?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression and trauma-related problems as well as grief, addictions, eating or sleeping difficulties, anger and parenting concerns.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Naomi blends attachment-based, client-centred and psychodynamic ideas with trauma-focused work to help people make sense of past and present difficulties.

How long has she been practising?

She has five years' experience working in therapy and safeguarding roles in the United Kingdom.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can I work with her from outside the UK?

International clients are not currently accepted; she works with people within the United Kingdom.

What formats are available for sessions?

Sessions can be held by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How are costs and starting arranged?

Costs vary by location and therapist availability and use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time; to begin, select Start Therapy, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.

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