Lucy Nicolaysen

Lucy Nicolaysen is a counsellor who focuses on building trust and a strong therapeutic relationship. She offers a calm space where people can talk through what is distressing them and begin to make sense of their feelings. Lucy draws on six years of practical experience to support people through hard moments and confusing emotions.

She listens for the patterns behind problems. Talking about difficult experiences helps clients name what has happened and notice how it affects them today. That process often brings relief and reduces feelings of being stuck.

Lucy uses approaches that look at relationships, past wounds and current thinking. She pays attention to attachment and how early experiences shape present behaviour. She also uses client-centred work to keep sessions focused on each person’s priorities.

Cognitive techniques are offered when helpful to challenge unhelpful thoughts and develop new ways of coping. Trauma-focused methods are used sensitively for people carrying painful memories. Systemic ideas can help when difficulties arise within family or relationship patterns.

Typical concerns she supports include relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, ADHD and stress. She also works with issues such as abandonment, body image, caregiver strain and midlife questions.

Lucy is registered with the BACP, works in the United Kingdom and conducts sessions in English. To begin, clients complete a short questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to her availability.

How therapies like attachment work online

Lucy uses attachment-based work to look at how past relationships shape current feelings and reactions. This approach helps when people feel abandoned, anxious in relationships, or stuck repeating old patterns.

She also uses client-centred counselling to keep conversations centred on what matters most to the person. That method focuses on listening, reflecting and helping clients find their own answers. Cognitive behavioural therapy is offered to help identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, which can be useful for anxiety, low mood and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Lucy will help figure out which methods suit the client's goals and preferences, and she adapts the plan as progress is made. The decision is collaborative and reviewed over time.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the specific formats available before booking since the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow check-ins from different locations. It can also make shorter or more frequent sessions possible when that helps progress.