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Helen (Hallie) McLaughlin

Trainee psychotherapist (MSc completed 2025) in West Bridgford, Nottingham
Presence Being Becoming Therapy Services· West Bridgford, Nottingham· NG2 6BF

  • Specialist in: Neurodivergence, Other
Online Only
  • Person-Centred counsellor/therapist
  • Duration
    30,60 or 75 minutes
  • Individual cost
    From £20-£50 depending on length of session chosen. Please see fee statement below for details.

Do you want to be more authentically you? A space to unpick who you are, what you need and what’s right for you? Perhaps you're caught up in 'shoulds' around how to be? Perhaps you're used to absorbing your surroundings and adapting yourself? Perhaps you're seeing your identity in a new way or exploring what your identity means for being you? Perhaps your sense of self is wrapped up in work, perfectionism or organisational dynamics? Welcome, I'm Helen, most people call me Hallie, I offer one-to-one sessions to adults 18+ in the UK via Zoom.

You're welcome here just as you are, and I'm here to meet you where you are at your pace, honouring your experiences, what they mean to you, and the uniqueness of you. I appreciate a safe space can mean something different to all of us and will work together to explore what this means for you. I don’t offer a ‘quick fix’, I aim to create an affirmative space together where you feel safe and valued to make sense of your experiences, connect with who you are, and to discover and experiment with what's right for you, based on your experience of what it's like to be you.

I'm a gentle, warm and social-justice oriented person with an anti-oppressive values-based approach. My approach is rooted in an interest in the interplay between the individual and society, power dynamics (personally, societally and in organisations), and supporting people to (re)connect with who they are. I have a background in sociology and in the creative arts which also inform me as a person and my approach. I’m a trainee psychotherapist and trainee UKCP member, working towards full registration. I've completed an MSc in Person-centred & Experiential Psychotherapy and have over 4 years' experience working with clients.

I offer sessions via Zoom on weekdays 11am-7pm. To enquire about current availability or to book in a free 15 minute introduction phone call or video call or 60 minute intial session at £20, please send an email or text. I aim to respond to all messages within 48 hours on weekdays.

Thank you for considering whether I might be somebody who could support you.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

  • Areas of practice

    I work with adults (18+) with a wide range of experiences.  Here are some of the experiences I can support you with:

    • Ableism
    • ADHD
    • Anxiety
    • Autism
    • Boundaries
    • Carers
    • Change and life transitions
    • Chronic health conditions
    • Depression
    • Living with disabilities
    • Discrimination
    • Diversity
    • Emotional regulation
    • Fatigue
    • Feeling low
    • Grief in various forms
    • Hair pulling 
    • Highly sensitive person
    • Identity
    • LGBTQIA+
    • Loss in various forms
    •  Neurodivergence and neurodiversity
    • Perfectionism
    • Personal development
    • Prejudice
    • Racism
    • Relationships
    • Self-care
    • Self-confidence
    • Self-esteem
    • Shame
    • Stigma
    • Stress
    • Student life

    I have over 4 years’ experience offering  face to face and remote sessions within generic counselling services for adults aged 18+.

    As well as my experience in therapy practice,  I also have volunteering, and work experience in the dance sector, within policy and research work, in classrooms and libraries, within campaigns and welfare and access roles, in hospices, shelters for people experiencing homelessness, working with disabled people, neurodivergent people, carers and people who have experienced bereavement and as a Training Admin for an organisation that offers neurodiversity training for professionals.

    I am committed to my own ongoing personal and professional development and attend regular CPD. 

  • Special areas

    I have additional experience in autism, ADHD, AuDHD, identity, highly sensitive people, work life and perfectionism, disabilities and chronic health conditions. My approach is trauma-informed and neurodivergence, disability, LGBTQIA+ and size affirmative. 

  • Disability
    Disabled therapist
  • Accessibility Comments

    All sessions are via Zoom. If you have any practical questions or access needs you would like me to know about in advance, you are very welcome to let me know. 

  • Professional accreditation

    Trainee member of UKCP - 2011183619

  • Code of ethics

    I am commited to ethical practice and work in accordance with UKCP codes of ethics.

  • Place of study
    The Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute
  • Language(s)
    English
  • Fees statement
    I offer an optional free 15 minute introduction Zoom video call or phone call, then all sessions via Zoom: a 60 minute initial session at £25, then, weekly 30 minute sessions at £20, 60 minute sessions at £40 and 75 minute sessions at £50. At least 24 hours' notice is needed for cancellations.

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