Holly Cruttenden
Helping people find balance and clearer ways forward
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About Holly
Holly Cruttenden is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with a BACP credential and four years of professional experience. She draws on a background in psychology and counselling to support people facing anxiety, stress, low self-esteem and tricky life changes. Holly offers a calm, respectful space where people can talk through what matters to them and find practical ways forward.
Holly works with people who want help with family tensions, relationship strain, or the fallout from separation and divorce.
Background and approach
She also supports those coping with identity issues, including LGBT concerns, and people navigating neurodiversity or ageing-related pressures. Her focus includes communication problems, codependency, caregiver stress and feelings of emptiness. Her practice uses a person-centred foundation.
Sessions aim to help clients feel heard and to build on their own strengths. She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and mindfulness tools to reduce stress and increase calm. Holly has additional experience supporting children and young people through a counselling project, and she has worked alongside adults with complex mental health needs in recovery roles.
This combination informs a practical, compassionate style that balances emotional exploration with everyday coping strategies. People who come to Holly usually want clear, down-to-earth help rather than technical talk. She invites questions, gradual goal-setting and collaborative planning.
To start, clients complete the site questionnaire and then arrange sessions according to the scheduling process.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 4
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 412300
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Holly's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Holly works with
Everything Holly lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Holly lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Holly works online
She also uses cognitive behavioural therapy, which looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. CBT offers practical exercises and small behaviour changes to reduce anxiety and manage stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Holly will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can change as work progresses.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm the available formats before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, schooling or carer responsibilities, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt techniques like CBT and mindfulness to remote sessions so people still get practical tools they can use day to day.
Questions and answers
What kinds of issues does Holly help with?
Holly helps with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and coping with life changes. She also supports people with family conflict, separation and relationship concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centred and practical. She listens first, then works collaboratively to set goals and try techniques that fit the person's life.
What is her professional background?
Holly has four years of clinical experience and a background in psychology and counselling. She has worked with children, young people and adults in recovery roles.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She is based in the United Kingdom and holds BACP as the supplied credential.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm the current options before booking.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Holly?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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