Noya Hoffman

Noya Hoffman is a counsellor who helps people facing anger, anxiety and low mood. She focuses on clear, short-term work that aims to make day-to-day life more manageable. Her style is warm and down-to-earth, and she aims to make sessions practical and easy to understand.

Noya uses a mix of approaches to suit each person. She works with clients to set goals and build a plan together. That plan may include thinking-pattern techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy and deeper reflection using psychodynamic ideas.

Her background includes ten years of practice and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She draws on evidence-based tools while keeping sessions supportive and encouraging. The aim is to help people find realistic steps forward rather than only talk about problems.

In the therapy room she prioritises a non-judgemental space where clients can be honest. She describes the therapeutic role as a companion rather than a blank canvas, helping people practise new ways of coping. This approach is used with issues such as stress, relationship and workplace problems, mood disorders, trauma, eating concerns and anger.

Noya asks people to be part of choosing the methods used. Sessions focus on what is most helpful right now, whether that means short-term techniques or looking at patterns that repeat over time. She encourages clients to treat therapy as a form of self-care and to take small, manageable steps between sessions.

How Noya’s approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice thoughts without getting stuck in them and on identifying personal values to guide action. It can be useful for managing anger, anxiety and low mood by helping people choose small, value-driven steps.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns. It suits problems like panic attacks, depressive thinking and workplace stress where skills and tools are helpful.

Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide whether ACT, CBT or a more reflective psychodynamic angle fits best. This happens by discussing needs, goals and what feels useful in early sessions.

For practicalities, confirm the current session formats before booking as the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people use techniques between sessions in their everyday routines, making small changes more straightforward to practise.