Hilary Rock-Gormley, NCPS

Counsellor - stress and trauma

Attachment based
Client centred
Solution focused

About Hilary

Counsellor Hilary Rock-Gormley is a member of the NCPS with 26 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and life changes. Hilary also lists help with relationship and intimacy-related issues, addictions, parenting concerns and career coaching among her areas of practice.

Hilary works from a respectful, listening-based stance. She starts by hearing what matters most to the person in front of her and builds from there. Sessions focus on everyday problems and the patterns that keep them going, not on labels or quick fixes.

Her background includes long-term clinical work with people who have experienced loss, abuse and persistent anxiety. That experience informs how she responds to trauma and grief, as well as to anger and difficulties with trust or attachment.

In sessions Hilary uses a mix of approaches. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at relationship patterns. Client-centred methods keep attention on the person’s own priorities. She also uses psychodynamic thinking and trauma-focused techniques when they are helpful.

Practical work is part of the process. Solution-focused steps and short-term planning are available for people who want change in specific areas, such as work, parenting or managing strong emotions. Hilary encourages people to try small changes between sessions and to review what helps.

All work is offered in English. International clients are accepted. Prospective clients are asked to confirm current session options and scheduling details before booking.

How her approaches work in online counselling

Hilary often uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early and current relationships affect feelings and behaviour. This approach helps when problems involve trust, closeness or repeated conflicts. Client-centred work keeps the focus on the person’s priorities and personal experience. It supports people who want an accepting, paced conversation about what matters most. Psychodynamic ideas are used to identify repeating patterns and underlying feelings that can influence present difficulties.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Hilary will discuss options with each person and decide together what to try first. That collaborative process includes reviewing how a method feels and adjusting as the work progresses.

Please confirm current session formats and practical arrangements before booking, as the biography does not list particular formats. Online counselling can help fit sessions around daily life and work. It can make it easier to attend without travel, enable shorter or more frequent check-ins if helpful, and remove the need for a commute. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists use these ways of working to help people keep therapy consistent with their routines.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Grief Depression Coping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoaching

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeCancerCaregiver issues and stress Chronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issues Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separation Domestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFirst responder issuesForgiveness Guilt and shameHoardingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelity Isolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purpose Midlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stress Pregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harm Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaWomen's issues Workplace issues Young adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

26+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What issues does she help with most often?

She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and depression. She also lists relationship, parenting, addictions and career coaching.

What style of therapy does she use?

Hilary combines attachment-based, client-centred and psychodynamic approaches. She also uses trauma-focused and solution-focused methods when they suit the work.

How long has she been practising?

She has 26 years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and practical problems.

What professional registration does she hold?

She is registered with the NCPS as stated in her profile.

Can sessions be held in any language other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she work with clients outside the UK?

International clients are accepted as noted in her profile.

How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Exact pricing should be confirmed before booking.

What are the steps to begin working together?

Use the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.

Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.

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