Patricia Robbins, BACP, NCPS
Patricia Robbins is a counsellor with 18 years' experience in the United Kingdom.
About Patricia
Patricia Robbins is a counsellor with 18 years' experience in the United Kingdom. She works in a warm, collaborative way and aims to help people feel understood and respected. Her practice focuses on practical change and personal choice.
Patricia holds BACP and NCPS credentials and brings a steady, thoughtful presence to sessions. Her style is integrative and flexible. She draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour.
Background and approach
She uses client-centred listening to follow what matters most to each person. Attachment-based ideas inform how she looks at relationships and early patterns that still affect life now. Patricia helps people with a wide range of concerns.
These include stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, ADHD, grief and trauma. She also supports people facing career strain, body image worries, sleep problems and parenting stress. Additional areas of focus include chronic illness, codependency, and coping with major life changes.
Sessions are conversational and practical. Patricia works with each person to set manageable goals and try small changes between sessions. She avoids labels that shame and instead focuses on what helps people move forward.
The therapist collaborates on techniques that can be practised in daily life. People who value a compassionate, non-judgemental approach tend to fit well with her way of working. Patricia also accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.
If someone is ready to explore change, she aims to provide steady support and clear options.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 401487 | September 2026 |
| NCPS | NCS18-07278 | March 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Patricia works with
Everything Patricia lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Self esteem
- Depression
- ADHD
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Patricia lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Patricia will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and suggest methods that fit. She approaches this as a collaboration, combining listening with short practical exercises to see what helps most.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to give more flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier on bandwidth or when a camera is not wanted, while chat and messaging suit brief check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and mobility needs while keeping the focus on consistent progress and practical strategies.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Patricia commonly work with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and addictions along with issues such as ADHD, trauma, grief and relationship difficulties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and collaborative, mixing listening with practical tools. Sessions aim to set small goals and try techniques between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has worked in the therapeutic field for 18 years, building experience across a broad range of concerns and approaches.
What credentials and region are on her profile?
Patricia holds BACP and NCPS credentials and is based in the United Kingdom.
In which languages can sessions be held and are international clients supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients.
Which session formats does she offer?
She works via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and situations.
How is cost handled for therapy sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Update or remove this listing
Ask us to correct details or take the page down.
Contact usMore counsellors who work with Stress & Anxiety
All of them
Christine Fleming
NCPS
3 years in practice NCPS
Calm, practical support for difficult times
- Stress & Anxiety
- Grief
- Self Esteem
Sana Khwaja
BACP
5 years in practice BACP
Compassionate counsellor for low mood and life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and Abuse
Philip Smyth
BACP
4 years in practice BACP
Warm, practical counselling for life challenges
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship
- Grief