Polly Thelwall, BACP
Polly Thelwall is a counsellor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety and relationship difficulties.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
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About Polly
Polly Thelwall is a counsellor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety and relationship difficulties. She also supports those affected by trauma, issues with self-esteem, and the practical strains of family life. Polly uses a listening style that helps people feel heard and start to make changes.
Polly draws on eight years of practice in mental health and creative settings. She works in a psychodynamic way, paying attention to how life history shapes current feelings and reactions.
Background and approach
That approach often highlights patterns in relationships and long-standing ways of coping. Sessions aim to make difficult feelings clearer. Polly listens closely, asks thoughtful questions and reflects back what she notices.
She also uses relational, transpersonal and somatic ideas when they fit the person and the issue. Polly often applies a parts-based model, which looks at different aspects of someone’s inner experience and how they relate to one another. This can help people locate resources they already have and find ways to be more grounded in themselves.
Her work covers a wide range of concerns from deep trauma to less complex worries. The focus is practical and humane - naming what’s hard, exploring patterns, and discovering small ways to change how life feels.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 373772 | April 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 Polly works with
Everything Polly lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- 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
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Polly lists
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
Polly also draws on relational and somatic ideas when useful. Relational work pays attention to how the therapeutic relationship itself reflects everyday connections, offering a way to try new responses. Somatic perspectives bring attention to bodily sensations to understand how emotions show up in the body and to support grounding and regulation.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. Polly will help clients decide what feels most useful based on their needs, goals and preferences. That conversation can shift over time as therapy progresses and different methods are tried.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different routines and needs. Video is good for face-to-face conversation, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging suits short check-ins or when written reflection helps. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and to keep continuity when life is unpredictable.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does Polly help with?
Polly works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem concerns among other areas such as body image and codependency.
What is Polly's therapeutic style like?
Her practice is primarily psychodynamic, focusing on how past experiences shape current feelings, with relational, transpersonal and somatic ideas used when helpful.
How much experience does she have?
Polly has eight years of experience working in mental health and creative settings alongside her counselling and psychotherapy practice.
What credentials and where is she based?
She holds BACP registration and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and Polly is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with Polly?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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