Poppy Goguelin

Poppy Goguelin is a BACP counsellor who focuses on supporting people through a range of life challenges. She brings five years' experience and a calm, person-centred way of working. Poppy aims to create warm, friendly sessions where the client is listened to and understood from their own point of view.

Poppy has a particular interest in women's health and perinatal mental health, which covers the time from conception through to a year after birth. She also works with relationship difficulties and has an interest in domestic violence and abuse. Her practice includes help for anxiety, depression, grief and pregnancy loss.

Sessions centre on the person's own experience. Poppy will listen, reflect and help people notice patterns that affect day-to-day life. She also tailors a plan when someone prefers a more solution-focused approach with clear goals.

People come to her for help with stress, self-esteem, anger and intimacy-related concerns, as well as career and coping with life changes. She also supports those dealing with family issues, blended family dynamics, and fertility or fatherhood concerns.

Poppy values small steps and practical change. She encourages clients to set achievable goals and to build on strengths already present. She invites anyone interested to begin by following the Start Therapy process and completing a short matching questionnaire.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Poppy draws on client-centred work that focuses on the person's own experience and priorities. This approach means the counsellor listens closely, reflects what they hear and helps the client make sense of feelings and choices. It is often used for issues like relationship strain, grief and parenting challenges.

She also offers mindfulness-based ways of working that encourage noticing thoughts and bodily sensations without judgement. Mindfulness can help with stress, anxiety and building steadier routines during life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Poppy will work collaboratively to decide which methods fit a person's goals and preferences. That might mean more open exploration one week and practical goal-setting the next, depending on what the client needs.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, reduce travel time and allow check-ins from different locations. It can also make shorter sessions or brief goal-focused meetings simpler to arrange when that suits a person's schedule.