Francesca Dolan Wills

Francesca Dolan Wills is a counsellor with six years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She spent time working in a local hospice and for a pregnancy loss charity, and has provided support through larger UK services such as the NHS and police employee programmes. Francesca now runs a private practice alongside roles with a cancer youth charity and employee assistance programmes. She uses a warm, accepting approach to help people talk about hard things without feeling judged.

Her background includes eight years as a work and employment coach for the UK government, which informs her practical support around career and workplace stress. That experience pairs with clinical work supporting grief, bereavement and infertility or pregnancy loss. She also helps people manage anxiety, depression, relationship and family difficulties, and coping with major life changes.

In sessions Francesca encourages people to describe what matters most to them. She aims to create a calm space for honest conversation and joint problem solving. The work often blends listening with guided exercises and mindfulness practice to reduce stress and improve day-to-day functioning.

Francesca uses Client-Centred, Emotionally-Focused, Mindfulness and Solution-Focused approaches. She adapts tools to each person’s goals, whether that is managing compassion fatigue, negotiating blended family issues, or finding ways to live with chronic illness. Her BACP registration is noted as part of her professional standing.

People who choose Francesca usually want practical help and emotional support together. She supports those facing grief, career transitions, parenting strains, or ongoing health challenges. The first step is a short matching questionnaire to arrange an initial appointment.

How Francesca's approaches translate to online work

Francesca draws on Client-Centred and Mindfulness approaches to guide online conversations in a calm, practical way. Client-Centred work focuses on understanding each person's experience and responding without judgement, which helps when discussing grief, relationship strain or career stress. Mindfulness Therapy offers simple breathing and awareness exercises to lower stress and improve sleep and focus.

She also uses Emotionally-Focused ideas to help people notice and name feelings during sessions, which can ease distress around loss or intimacy issues. Finding the right mix of methods is part of the process. Francesca will work collaboratively to decide what feels most helpful based on a person’s goals, preferences and the issues at hand.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online work useful because it can fit into a busy day, remove travel time, and allow shorter or longer check-ins depending on need. If timing, quieter surroundings or avoiding travel matter to you, discuss these preferences when you arrange an appointment so the sessions can be shaped around your life.