Francesca Dolan Wills , BACP

Francesca Dolan Wills is a UK-licensed therapist with six years of professional experience who supports people through grief, anxiety, stress, life changes, and a wide range of family and career challenges. She holds BACP accreditation - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, a professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom - which reflects her commitment to recognised standards of practice.

Francesca has worked across multiple settings, including a local hospice, a pregnancy loss charity, several community charities, and larger UK services such as the NHS and police, providing support and therapy to employees. Before training as a therapist she spent eight years as a work and employment coach for the UK government, experience that informs her practical approach to career and workplace concerns. Since June 2023 she has been working in private practice while also supporting a cancer youth charity and employee assistance programmes.

Her practice includes support for infertility and pregnancy loss, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, parenting, ADHD, stress-related difficulties, sleeping problems, and compassion fatigue, among other areas. Francesca works with people from a wide variety of religions and backgrounds and focuses on creating an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be explored. She acknowledges the courage it takes to seek therapy and aims to work collaboratively with each person to identify realistic goals and helpful steps forward.

Approaches Francesca Uses and What Online Therapy Offers

Francesca draws on client-centered therapy to place the person and their experience at the centre of the work. This approach emphasizes empathic listening and collaborative goal-setting, and it can be especially helpful for building self-esteem, processing grief, and navigating life changes.

She also uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), which concentrates on understanding and reshaping emotional responses within relationships. EFT can support couples and family members who want to improve communication, repair attachment ruptures, or address intimacy-related concerns.

Mindfulness-based techniques are woven into sessions to help with stress, anxiety, sleep difficulties, and coping with ongoing physical or emotional challenges. These practices teach simple awareness and grounding skills that clients can use between sessions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Francesca works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts the work as those needs evolve.

Online therapy with Francesca is available by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access consistent support from licensed professionals whether clients are local or international, and they allow people to pick the format that fits their day-to-day life.