Pippa Vlietstra , NCPS

Pippa Vlietstra is a fully qualified, compassionate integrative therapist and an accredited member of the NCPS, a professional counselling and psychotherapy organisation. She specialises in helping people manage anxiety, navigate relationship difficulties, strengthen self-esteem and work on nervous system regulation. Pippa works with individuals and couples aged 18 and over, offering support tailored to each person’s situation and goals.

She recognises that seeking change requires courage and aims to support and empower clients as they take those first steps. Her integrative practice blends conversational work with practical regulation techniques to address both immediate distress and longer-term patterns that affect wellbeing. Pippa helps clients explore recurring patterns, develop coping tools and improve communication within relationships.

Through a collaborative approach she focuses on building practical skills alongside deeper understanding, guiding people toward a more fulfilling and happier life while respecting each person’s pace and priorities.

Attachment and Somatic Approaches for Online Support

Pippa commonly draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early relationship patterns influence current connections and emotional responses. This approach helps people understand attachment styles, improve relationship dynamics and build more secure ways of relating.

She also uses Somatic Therapy to focus on the body’s role in storing stress and trauma, offering techniques that support nervous system regulation and reduce physical symptoms of anxiety. These methods can be useful for those who find that emotions are experienced strongly in the body or who need practical grounding tools.

Pippa approaches treatment collaboratively, recognising that finding the right therapeutic fit is part of the process. She works with clients to identify goals, preferences and practical needs, and together they decide which approaches - or combination of approaches - will best support progress.

Online therapy with licensed professionals offers flexibility in how sessions are delivered. Video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to access therapy around work, family and other commitments. For many people, this accessibility supports consistent engagement with therapy and allows therapists to tailor contact to each client’s preferred mode of communication.