Holly Forde, NCPS
4 years in practice
Holly Forde is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and relationship problems.
License and registration
- NCPS
- NCS23- 03314 · expires July 2026
- Years in practice
- 4
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Holly
Holly Forde is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and relationship problems. She supports people coping with depression and major life changes, and works with those managing long-term illness. Holly aims to make the first step easier and offers steady, practical support as people explore what’s going on for them.
Holly trained to a BA (Hons) in Integrative Counselling and holds NCPS. She has worked in the charity sector and in independent practice.
Background and approach
She also carries out a part-time role within the NHS as a renal counsellor, supporting people living with chronic kidney disease. Her clinical approach draws on several traditions, including existential ideas about meaning, attachment-based thinking about relationships, and client-centred listening. Sessions are conversational and paced to each person’s needs, with room to notice feelings and the stories behind them.
Holly often uses mindfulness and psychodynamic perspectives to help people spot repeated patterns and to find practical ways to cope. She aims to help clients find tools that fit their lives, whether that means short strategies or deeper reflection. Therapy can focus on relationship patterns, abandonment or attachment issues, family and blended family concerns, or the emotional impact of serious illness.
Holly also supports people dealing with codependency, communication and commitment worries, and the feelings that follow separation or divorce.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Holly lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Holly names
- Existential Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
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Online support
Approaches that guide online counselling and practical benefits
Holly draws on existential ideas that look at meaning, choice and the personal questions people face. This approach can help when life feels confusing, empty or overwhelming and supports people who want to examine values and direction.She also uses attachment-based thinking to look at how past and current relationships affect feelings and behaviour. This is useful for people who notice repeated patterns in relationships, fears about abandonment, or difficulty trusting others.
Many sessions are client-centred, where listening and the client’s pace lead the work. That means the counsellor follows what matters to the person and helps them find their own solutions and strengths.
Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the work. Holly will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then shape sessions together. This collaborative process means approaches can be adjusted as understanding grows.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls suit longer, face-to-face conversations; phone sessions can fit a break at work or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging allow shorter check-ins or ongoing written reflection. These options offer flexibility and make it easier to fit counselling into a busy life.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of issues does Holly support?
She helps with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, depression and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include chronic illness, family problems and communication challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Holly uses a conversational, client-centred style that draws on existential and attachment ideas. Sessions balance practical coping strategies with reflective space to understand patterns.
What is her background and experience?
She has four years of experience working across charity work, independent practice and a part-time NHS renal counselling role. This includes supporting people living with chronic kidney disease.
What qualifications and base are listed?
Holly holds a BA (Hons) in Integrative Counselling and is listed with NCPS. She practices from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are used?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs. Formats range from longer video sessions to brief text check-ins.
How is cost handled?
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