Helen King

Helen is a highly specialised trauma therapist. She is kind, compassionate and highly qualified therapist with over 10 years experience working in the NHS. She is trained and experienced in Transactional Analysis and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) for traumas and past hurts. Helen also has training and experience in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy.

Helen has a special interest in working with individuals from traumatic backgrounds, to find emotional regulation, stability and create present day stable relationships.

• Kind, compassionate, down to earth and gentle
• Highly qualified in psychotherapy and EMDR
• Has over 25 years of working in the NHS 
• Hundreds of clients worked with over the years
• After many years in the NHS (Healthy Minds Worcestershire), joined our private practice full time as a core member of the team
• Specialises in traumatic events e.g. work bullying, childbirth trauma, victims of physical attacks/crimes, domestic violence, road traffic accidents, suicide of a family member, trauma from religious groups and  post traumatic stress disorder. Attachment issues, anxiety, depression, bullying, childhood sexual abuse, anxiety since childhood, relationship and life adjustments including those brought about by physical health events such as heart attacks, heart transplants and pace makers implants. Phobias e.g. spiders, travel such as driving and flying, fear of vomiting.
• Short term or longer term therapy – multiple approaches to suit your needs

Helen is experienced in supporting clients in many areas of mental health, including (but not limited to) anxiety, depression, trauma, bereavement and relationship breakdown, attachment issues, childhood sexual abuse, traumatic events, family relationship and life adjustments.

She is compassionate and gentle, wanting to support her clients with practical strategies as well as a safe space to talk about their problems.

Helen has a special interest in helping individuals overcome trauma whether from childhood or more recent traumatic experiences. She has qualified in a number of trauma specific techniques including Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) and the Emotional Freedom Technique.

Helen believes in building strong, caring relationships with her clients, to guide them through life’s difficulties and support them in finding balance and well being.

Helen completed a Masters Degree in Transactional Analysis psychotherapy in 2006 at Middlesex University.  She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), and UK Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (UKCP). 

Helen works with adults and also adolescents over sixteen years.

Helen is trained in using Eye Movement and Desensitisation Therapy (EMDR) for many years, and previously worked in a NHS clinic for patients with trauma, using this approach.

• Helen charges £90 for a 1 hour session (50 mins talking plus 10 mins to pay and rebook)
• Daytime and evenings, some Saturdays
• Variable session times – generally Wed, Thurs and Fri 10, 11.30. 1.30pm, 3pm and 6pm.
• Regular clients may be seen outside of these set times.

If you are interested in seeing Helen please complete our self referral form (link below).