Francesca Whitby, BACP

Francesca Whitby offers a calm, non-judgemental space for people feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or stuck. She is warm and down to earth, and aims to help clients feel more in control and more like themselves again.

She works in a person-centred way, which means listening closely and following what matters to the individual. She also introduces practical Cognitive Behavioural Therapy methods when they are helpful, such as simple coping strategies and steps to challenge unhelpful thinking.

Francesca commonly supports people dealing with relationship strain, low self-worth, worry, grief, and major life changes. She also works with concerns linked to trauma and abuse, eating and sleeping problems, parenting stress, anger, career issues, and mood conditions including depression and bipolar. Aging and geriatric issues are included among her focus areas.

Sessions are conversational but focused. Francesca will help you spot patterns, try small experiments between meetings, and build skills that suit day-to-day life. She aims to balance space for talking with practical tools you can use right away.

With four years of experience and BACP registration, Francesca blends empathic listening with clear, realistic steps. To begin, clients use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling a session.

How Francesca’s approaches work online and in practice

Francesca blends a person-centred way of working with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy tools. Person-centred therapy focuses on listening closely, offering acceptance, and helping people find their own answers; it suits anyone who needs a calm space to make sense of feelings. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and uses straightforward exercises to change patterns, which can help with anxiety, low mood and unhealthy habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Francesca will discuss goals and preferences with each person and together they decide which methods to try. This is a collaborative process and can change as progress is made.

If you are considering online therapy, check which session formats Francesca currently offers before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling around a busy life, cut travel time, or have a shorter check-in during a lunch break. It can also allow sessions to focus on practical CBT tasks or on reflective person-centred conversations depending on what you need.