Lucy Middleton

Lucy Middleton is a counsellor with six years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She holds NCPS and draws on different therapeutic approaches to suit each person. Her work has included both NHS Talking Therapies and private practice. Lucy aims to offer a listening, non-judgemental space where people can bring the issues that matter to them.

She describes her style as person-centred, so sessions usually begin with the client’s priorities. Lucy listens and reflects, then works with people to decide practical steps they can try between meetings. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, for example, can help identify and challenge unhelpful thoughts and build practical coping skills.

Lucy’s background includes work at a women’s charity in a low-income area, where many people confronted complex childhood and ongoing traumas. That experience shaped her focus on trauma, grief, depression and anxiety, and on supporting people affected by limited social or health resources.

In her current roles she has supported people through relationship strain, parenting challenges, addiction concerns, intimacy-related issues and bereavement. She also works with issues such as body image, chronic illness, attachment difficulties and feelings of abandonment.

Sessions aim to be collaborative. Lucy helps people notice strengths, try small changes and reflect on progress. She encourages a pace set by the client and offers practical strategies alongside reflective conversation.

How therapeutic approaches work online and in sessions

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and following the person's agenda. The therapist reflects back what is said and helps people notice their own strengths and choices. This approach is helpful for building trust and exploring feelings such as grief, low self-esteem or relationship worries.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour. It offers practical exercises to try between sessions, and can help with anxiety, depression, eating concerns and unhelpful habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences, then suggest a way forward. That plan can change as needs shift and progress is reviewed collaboratively.

Confirm the current online session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed and suit people who prefer not to be on camera. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and homework for remote sessions so the work still focuses on practical steps and reflection.