Penny Farrelly
Compassionate person-centred counselling for everyday struggles
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About Penny
Penny Farrelly offers straightforward, warm support for people feeling stuck, overwhelmed or unsure what to do next. She writes plainly and listens carefully to help clients find clearer steps forward. Penny aims to make the first move feel less daunting and to work at a pace that suits each person.
Penny practises person-centred counselling. She treats each person as the expert on their own life and helps them build on existing strengths.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on talking through what matters most to the client and finding practical ways to cope with day-to-day challenges. Her work over four years has included stress and anxiety, low self-esteem, motivation and career difficulties. She has supported people through depression, grief, trauma and relationship concerns, and she also addresses issues such as sleep, eating, anger and compassion fatigue.
Penny has experience with additional areas like adoption and foster care, aging and geriatric questions, chronic illness and pain, and midlife concerns. She also helps people facing emptiness, loneliness, life purpose questions and young adult transitions. Penny is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
She practises in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English. To begin, clients use the platform's Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling sessions.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 4
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 393948
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Client-Centered Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Penny's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Penny works with
Everything Penny lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Avoidant personality
- Cancer
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Self-love
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Penny lists
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How Penny works online
The person-centred way focuses on warmth, acceptance and pacing the work to the person. It helps people find their own solutions rather than following a set plan, which suits concerns like anxiety, low motivation and midlife questions.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Penny will work collaboratively to decide what feels most helpful based on goals and preferences. Together they can adjust the style and focus over time as needs change.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people choose arrangements that better match their daily routine, such as scheduling around work or parenting commitments.
Questions and answers
What problems can Penny help with?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, career issues, depression, grief, trauma, addictions and relationship difficulties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Penny uses a person-centred approach that focuses on listening and supporting people to use their own strengths to work through challenges.
How much experience does she have?
Penny has four years of professional counselling experience supporting people with varied life and mental health concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and works in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are offered in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and payment handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a course of therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, fill in a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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