Denise Boyle

Denise Boyle is a counsellor with 17 years of experience helping adults and teenagers facing stress, anxiety and sleep difficulties. She supports people dealing with relationship strain, grief, low self-esteem and feeling stuck. Her style aims to reduce pressure and help people regain confidence and clarity.

Denise works in a neurodiversity-affirming way and often supports autistic people and those with ADHD or Pathological Demand Avoidance. She adapts pace, communication and goals to each person. Sessions focus on what matters to the individual rather than a fixed template.

Her sessions draw on client-centred practice, where the person’s experience directs the work. She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions. Solution-Focused Therapy helps set short-term goals and identify practical steps forward.

In practice Denise listens for strengths and builds plans from those strengths. People can expect practical ideas to try between sessions and opportunities to reflect on what does and does not work. The emphasis is on collaboration and small, manageable changes.

She aims to create a calm space where people feel heard and respected. Whether the focus is on sleeping problems, parenting stress, coping with illness or everyday overwhelm, Denise offers steady support as people work towards clearer thinking and better routines.

How Denise uses practical approaches in online therapy