Natasha Hughes , BACP

Natasha Hughes is a UK-based counsellor who draws on a warm, attentive and non-judgmental approach to support people navigating difficult life experiences. She practices in the Liverpool region and brings experience working with both adults and young people who face challenges such as depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive difficulties, post-traumatic stress, substance misuse, mania, hoarding and dissociation linked to traumatic events. She also works with relationship problems, loss and bereavement, and a broad range of personal struggles that affect everyday functioning.

Natasha has worked with people from diverse backgrounds, including a range of sexual orientations, genders, religions and cultures, and she is committed to tailoring her work to each person she meets. Her counselling style emphasizes empathy and careful listening, creating space to explore feelings and the behaviours that accompany them. She uses client-centered principles to understand how past and current stressors shape responses to life stressors, helping clients feel heard and supported as they consider change.

She integrates cognitive therapy techniques to help clients notice how thoughts influence feelings and actions and to identify unhelpful coping patterns that have developed over time. For those affected by past trauma and abuse, she also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing - EMDR - an established therapy that targets the ways distressing memories are stored and processed. Natasha describes herself as a passionate therapist who values the opportunity to work through vulnerabilities with clients and to support them toward increased relief and a more fulfilling life.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Natasha uses client-centered therapy to create a supportive environment where the client's experience guides the work - the therapist listens closely and helps the person explore feelings, values and goals at their own pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - CBT - is used to identify connections between thoughts, emotions and behaviours and to develop practical strategies for managing symptoms like anxiety, low mood and unhelpful coping patterns. For clients who have experienced trauma, Natasha offers Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing - EMDR - which focuses on processing distressing memories so they feel less disruptive in daily life.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Natasha works collaboratively with each client to determine what fits best based on their needs, goals and preferences. She adapts methods over time and invites clients to discuss what is and is not helpful as therapy progresses.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, which provide flexibility for people with busy schedules, family responsibilities or those living far from in-person services. These formats make it possible to maintain continuity of care and to access licensed professionals and therapists from different locations, while allowing sessions to be scheduled in ways that suit the client's life.