Pippa VlietstraNCPS

Pippa Vlietstra is an integrative counsellor who combines relational and body-based approaches to help people feel steadier and more connected. She holds the NCPS credential and brings three years of professional experience to her practice. Pippa aims to create a calm, approachable space for people who are juggling pregnancy, relationship strain, anxiety or major life changes.

Her style is practical and warm. Sessions often focus on everyday challenges like sleep, eating, parenting strain, grief and managing strong emotions. Pippa uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. She also works somatically to help the body and nervous system settle when words alone are not enough.

Pippa follows a client-centred stance, so sessions are shaped around each person’s priorities and pace. Trauma-focused methods may be included where helpful to address past hurt that continues to affect daily life. The aim is to build skills that make day-to-day life more manageable now.

In practice she supports people with concerns such as anxiety, depression, addictions, intimacy problems and ADHD-related difficulties. Additional attention is given to issues like abandonment, codependency, communication problems and family of origin matters.

People looking to begin can expect straightforward, collaborative work that balances talking with body-based techniques. Pippa invites clients to name what matters most and to try practical steps between sessions. The overall focus is on clearer communication, steadier mood and more reliable coping in everyday life.

How Pippa’s approaches translate to online counselling

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and reactions. Online sessions use discussion and reflective exercises to identify those patterns and to practise different ways of relating in everyday life.

Somatic therapy brings attention to bodily signals and nervous system responses. In remote sessions this often means guided breath work, grounding exercises and simple movement or posture practices that help reduce tension and overwhelm when anxiety or trauma responses arise.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will listen to your goals and preferences, and together you decide which methods to try. That collaborative process can include testing different techniques and adjusting the balance of talking and body-focused work over time.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm the current options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around pregnancy appointments, work breaks or childcare by removing travel time and offering more flexible scheduling. It also lets people use shorter check-ins or camera-off conversations when that suits them better.