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Penny Osborne, HCPC, NCPS

Penny Osborne is a psychotherapist based in the United Kingdom with 12 years of professional experience.

About Penny

Penny Osborne is a psychotherapist based in the United Kingdom with 12 years of professional experience. She works with people who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, addiction or past trauma. Penny aims to help people build confidence and find clearer motivation for change.

Penny believes clients know their own stories and strengths. She uses that starting point to help people take small, practical steps. Sessions focus on real-life changes rather than jargon, so clients leave with things to try between meetings.

Background and approach

Her background includes long experience in health and social care, working with children, young people and adults over an 18-year span. She is registered with HCPC and is a member of NCPS, and she is completing doctoral work with a finished PhD thesis. These roles have informed her understanding of common life stresses.

Penny helps people who are dealing with low self-esteem, anger and impulsivity, isolation and relationship worries linked to attachment or abandonment, and issues around body image or caregiving stress. She also supports those facing chronic pain, long-term illness or mood-related problems. In sessions she aims to be practical and encouraging.

Conversations typically look at how past experiences link to current patterns and test new ways of responding. Penny frames therapy as a collaborative process where the client sets goals and she offers tools and reflections to meet them.

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Registration

Body	Registration number	Expires
HCPC	754077 BPS	Not listed
NCPS	NCS24-02191	May 2026

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Sessions and payment

Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.

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Focus areas and approaches

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Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Penny draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and understanding patterns that began in the past. One approach looks at how trauma and past hurts shape current emotional responses, helping people see links between memory and reaction and learn alternative ways to respond. Another approach emphasises building coping skills for stress, anxiety and addictive urges through behaviour-focused tasks and short experiments clients can try between sessions.

Choosing the right approach is part of therapy and happens together. Penny will talk through goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which techniques to try and adapt them as work progresses so the plan stays relevant to the person’s needs.

Online work is offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give practical flexibility. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth or camera use is difficult. Chat and messaging help with brief check-ins, step-by-step coaching and notes between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring duties and everyday life while keeping the focus on steady progress.

Frequently asked

What issues does Penny help with?

Penny helps people experiencing stress, anxiety, addiction struggles, trauma and abuse, and low self-esteem. She also works with related concerns such as attachment or abandonment, body image, caregiving stress, chronic illness and mood problems.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her approach is practical and collaborative. Sessions focus on understanding patterns, setting goals and trying small changes between meetings.

How much experience does she have?

She has 12 years of professional psychotherapy experience and 18 years working across health and social care settings with children, young people and adults.

What credentials and location are listed?

Penny is registered with HCPC and is associated with NCPS. She practises from the United Kingdom.

Which languages are available and can international clients join?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats does she offer?

She works online through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.