Jody Lumley

Jody Lumley is a counsellor who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions and issues around self-esteem. She also supports people facing career pressures, bipolar mood challenges, ADHD and intimacy-related concerns. Jody works with LGBT clients and those coping with life changes and compassion fatigue. She practices from a person-centred perspective and aims to make first contact easier for people who are nervous about starting therapy.

Jody is BACP registered, which means she works within the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy framework. She qualified in November 2016 and has around nine years' experience supporting people from varied backgrounds, including staff from the emergency services. That experience includes helping people after work-related trauma, childhood trauma, and different kinds of abuse.

Her approach combines client-centred listening with tools from cognitive behavioural and mindfulness-informed ways of working. She also draws on psychodynamic ideas and solution-focused techniques where these suit a client's goals. Sessions aim to be practical and straightforward, with room to talk through difficult memories and current struggles.

Jody supports people through grief, separation and domestic violence issues, and she can help with attachment and abandonment concerns. She also offers support around codependency, communication problems and blended family stress.

People who choose her can expect a calm, non-judgemental space to talk and to work collaboratively on small, achievable changes. If someone wants to begin, they follow the site's match and booking steps to schedule sessions.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Jody combines a person-centred way of working with practical CBT and mindfulness strategies. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, empathy and supporting people to find their own solutions; it helps when someone needs a steady, non-judgemental space to talk. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behaviour and uses straightforward exercises to try different ways of coping with anxiety, depression and stress. Mindfulness Therapy brings attention to the present moment and teaches simple practices to reduce rumination and improve emotional regulation.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and then try methods together in a collaborative way. That discussion helps shape sessions so they fit the person’s needs rather than imposing a single method.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let someone choose a quieter time of day, avoid camera use if that helps, or practise mindfulness and breathing exercises between meetings. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt materials and exercises to work well through digital contact, while keeping sessions focused on achievable steps.