Pippa Vlietstra, NCPS

Pippa Vlietstra is a counsellor who focuses on thoughts and everyday habits to help people manage anxiety and relationship stress. She is an accredited member of the NCPS, and she aims to make therapy practical and understandable. Pippa writes and speaks plainly so people know what to expect in sessions.

She combines attachment-based ideas with client-centred listening to explore how relationships and past experiences shape current patterns. Pippa also uses somatic and trauma-focused approaches to help people notice how their bodies hold stress and to support nervous system regulation. Sessions emphasise small, doable changes in daily routines and thinking habits.

Her work covers a broad range of concerns including depression, grief, parenting strain, addiction-related worries, sleep and eating issues, and challenges linked to ADHD. She also helps people facing abandonment, attachment wounds, blended family tensions, and difficulties around intimacy and communication.

Pippa has three years of professional experience and practises in the United Kingdom. She aims to create a calm space where people can talk through painful memories, sort out relationship patterns, and try new ways of coping. She invites clients to set clear, realistic goals and to move at a pace that feels right.

To begin, clients use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire. Scheduling then follows according to the therapist's availability and the platform's subscription arrangements.

How attachment, client-centred and somatic approaches work online

Pippa uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. This helps people understand why certain thoughts and habits keep repeating and supports changes in how they relate to others and themselves.

She also works in a client-centred way that prioritises the person's own experience. That means sessions begin with listening, reflecting back what matters, and building goals together rather than applying a fixed plan.

Somatic work helps people notice bodily signs of stress and try small, practical techniques to calm their nervous system. This can be useful for anxiety, sleep problems, trauma responses, and everyday overwhelm.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will help clients choose methods that match their needs, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative conversation and plans can change as progress is made.

Session formats are not listed in the available biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, childcare and travel, reduce time spent commuting, and allow for shorter check-ins when life is busy. It can also help people continue work when they move within the UK or need to keep appointments while away from their usual location.