Penelope 'Penny' Davis

Penelope 'Penny' Davis is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) with 11 years of professional experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationships, family concerns, self esteem and confidence, and life changes including grief and compassion fatigue. Penelope also focuses on codependency, guilt and shame, life purpose and midlife questions.

Penelope uses an integrative approach that brings together Client-Centred ways of working, mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas. In sessions she mixes practical information with simple mindfulness practices and open conversation. This gives room to talk about current problems and the feelings or past patterns that keep repeating.

Her style is collaborative: she treats each person as the expert on their life and avoids giving directive advice. Instead she helps people name what matters to them and notice the patterns that move them away from those aims. That can include looking at relationships, early life influences, or daily stress habits.

Practical work might include short psychoeducation about stress, guided mindfulness exercises, reflective discussion about choices, and exploring how shame or guilt affect action. Sessions aim to be straightforward and focused on what is useful now.

People often come with a sense of being stuck after change, unsure about purpose, or worn down by caregiving and work strain. Penelope helps clarify small, workable steps and supports clients as they practise new ways of living.

How her approaches shape online therapy

Penelope combines Client-Centred listening with mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening without judgement and helping people find their own answers; it suits someone unsure about next steps or wanting clearer priorities. Mindfulness Therapy uses simple attention practices and breathing exercises to reduce reactivity and stress; this can help when anxiety or overwhelm get in the way of decision making. Psychodynamic ideas help track repeating patterns and how past experiences influence current choices, which can be useful for understanding midlife questions or relationship patterns.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. She will discuss your goals and preferences and decide together which methods to try. That collaborative setup means the focus may shift as practical needs become clearer.

The biography does not list which session formats she uses, so please confirm the available formats before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins between appointments, and reduce travel time. Some approaches, like brief mindfulness exercises or reflective conversation, adapt well to remote sessions. Registered and accredited professionals can help arrange sessions to suit your schedule and circumstances.