About Niamh
Niamh Duffy is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with nine years of experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief and low self-esteem. Niamh aims to offer a calm, respectful space where people can talk honestly about what feels hard.
She focuses on listening and following the person's lead in sessions. Her background is in integrative counselling and she holds BACP accreditation with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Background and approach
Niamh combines person-centred care with practical methods to help people notice patterns and make small changes. She uses somatic approaches to bring attention to how the body holds stress and emotion, and she draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to work on unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. Sessions often include mindfulness exercises to build greater calm and awareness.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas are used when exploring relationship patterns and attachment-related issues. Niamh adapts her style so each session matches what the person needs in the moment, offering gentle guidance alongside listening. People who come to her for support may be coping with abandonment or attachment worries, communication problems, divorce and separation, or the effects of domestic violence.
She also helps with feelings of emptiness, guilt, shame, isolation, obsessive thoughts, panic attacks and self-harm urges. Niamh works with people who want to grow self-compassion and healthier ways of relating to themselves and others. Her approach is straightforward and practical, aimed at helping people feel steadier and more connected in day-to-day life.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Somatic Therapy helps people notice where stress and emotion show up in the body and learn simple ways to ease physical tension. It can be useful for trauma, anxiety and for those who feel disconnected from bodily signals.Client-Centred Therapy places the person at the heart of sessions and relies on listening and empathy. This approach is helpful when someone needs a safe space to talk, to feel heard, and to make their own changes at their own pace.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and actions and uses practical steps to reduce distress. It is often used for anxiety, panic and unhelpful thinking patterns.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and try different methods to see what fits best. Over time the choice of techniques may change as needs shift, and decisions are made together.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. These formats let people join from home or while travelling and choose the style that feels most manageable. Many find it easier to fit regular sessions into busy lives when options are available, and online work can still include guided body awareness, mindfulness exercises and practical CBT tools.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English