Poppy Noy, BACP

Poppy Noy is a counsellor who helps people struggling with stress, anxiety, grief and changes in motivation and self-esteem. She works in a gentle, respectful way and aims to make the first steps towards change feel manageable. Poppy explains practical options and listens for what matters most to each person.

Poppy has five years of experience working with people facing trauma and abuse, mood difficulties, and the challenges that follow childbirth and parenting. She also supports people dealing with obsessions, compulsions and hoarding, and those trying to find a clearer sense of life purpose. Her practice includes work around drug and alcohol concerns, eating and food-related issues, and feelings of guilt or shame.

In sessions she focuses on thoughts and everyday habits alongside emotional response. Conversations are shaped around what feels most useful for daily life, such as small changes in routines, clearer ways of talking with others, or steps to reduce overwhelming worry. Poppy adapts the pace to each person and reviews plans as they go.

Poppy is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She works with people across a range of common and complex concerns and keeps the approach practical and down to earth. If someone wants to explore how changing thoughts and habits might help, she encourages a first step of a short assessment to agree goals together.

She offers sessions in English from the United Kingdom and does not take international clients. Before booking, users should confirm the current session options and scheduling details on the sign-up page.

Approaches that help change thinking and daily habits

Many of Poppy's sessions draw on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that explain how thoughts, feelings and habits interact. One practical approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing them against real-life evidence to reduce worry and rumination; this can help with anxiety and low mood. Another common strand looks at everyday routines and small behavioural experiments to shift unhelpful habits, which can be useful for motivation, compulsions and day-to-day functioning.

Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative task. The therapist will talk through options, try different techniques, and agree what feels most helpful based on a person's goals and preferences. Plans are reviewed and adjusted rather than fixed from the start.

Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives by reducing travel and making scheduling simpler. It also allows shorter check-ins when needed, and options to manage sessions when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Please confirm the current session formats before booking so you know how a particular appointment will be run.