Heli Annika GilesBACP

Heli Annika Giles is a BACP counsellor who works in the United Kingdom. She uses a person-centred way of working and draws on several approaches to help people who feel overwhelmed or stuck. She speaks English and Finnish and has three years of experience supporting people through difficult life stages.

Heli focuses on everyday pressures such as stress, anxiety and work-related burnout. She also helps with relationship problems, low self-esteem, parenting concerns and grief. Her background includes working with trauma, compassion fatigue and issues that come up when caring for others.

In sessions she invites people to speak about what matters most to them and to set their own goals. She uses simple tools to challenge unhelpful thinking and to build coping strategies that fit daily life. Conversations aim to increase self-understanding and a clearer sense of direction rather than to label or fix someone.

Her approach is gentle and collaborative. She reviews progress with each person so plans can be adjusted as needed. Heli believes people can find ways to feel better again when they are given respectful support and practical ideas.

People often come to her feeling anxious, alone, or unsure about big changes such as pregnancy, parenting or career moves. She works to make those concerns feel more manageable and to help clients notice small, steady improvements over time.

How her approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them. ACT supports identifying personal values and taking small steps that match those values, which can help with anxiety and life transitions.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape expectations in current ones. This can help people who struggle with intimacy, trust or repetitive relationship patterns to understand those patterns and try different ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their situation, goals and preferences and then try methods that fit. Decisions about what to try are made collaboratively and can be reviewed as progress is tracked.

If you are considering online therapy, check the current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people use sessions while managing family or work commitments without rearranging their whole day.