Lyndsey: Psychotherapist & Counsellor

To arrange a brief telephone assessment or to find out more, please contact me via email.

BACP number 00971772

Registered member of TCUK –Therapy Counselling UK

I am an Integrative Psychotherapist and Counsellor – I work with individuals and couples who are stuck in patterns or carrying a heavy load that never seems to ease. That may be in the form of anxiety, trauma, infidelity, identity, parenting challenges or experiences of loss. I also support people looking for deeper answers to questions around existentialism, meaning and purpose.

What you’ll experience in sessions

Therapy with me isn’t about quick fixes or surface-level ‘feel better fast’ tactics. It’s about exploration, clarity, authenticity and lasting change – always with a foundation of safety and respect.

Here’s what I offer:

• A warm, non-shaming presence – a safe space to be whoever you are
• Depth and nuance – we go underneath symptoms to the root
• Tailored approach – the work is about you, not a rigid model
• Practical clarity – you’ll understand yourself better, not just feel heard

Therapy with me combines talk-based exploration with creative and somatic tools – if this is right for you.

A bit about me (and why this matters!)

I’ve spent 15+ years working with people in vulnerable, painful, messy, wonderful and courageous parts of their lives. Across NHS, Women’s Aid, community work, charities and private practice. I’ve worked in specialist services supporting people affected by sexual abuse, care experience and trauma – meaning I understand how complex, delicate and empowering this work can be. I also volunteer some of my time offering trauma-informed support to frontline workers.

I’m a mother of three – so I understand the deep well and spiky edges of family life, identity, loss and resilience. That lived experience informs my work in a real way – it is relational, authentic and honest at all times.

Here’s how I can support you

I offer:

• Short-term focused support (when that’s what you need)
• Longer-term therapy where depth and growth are a priority
• Flexibly paced work that honours your own rhythm and lifestyle – weekly, fortnightly, monthly, or even twice weekly if that feels beneficial
• Sessions in-person at my therapy centres in Middlewich or Sandbach or home visits in the local area (dependent on availability and suitability)

Get in touch to see if we might fit

Therapy is a relationship and it’s important that you feel you get along with your therapist – contact me via email to arrange a free 20 minute introductory call or book in a session to see if we can work well together. If I am not the right fit for you, I am happy to suggest other therapists whom I know and trust.

How I work/Approaches & Modalities

I combine different approaches to make therapy fit your needs, not the other way around.

Some of the approaches I use:

• Integrative Psychotherapy and Counselling: Tailored to your unique situation, blending techniques that fit you.
• Attachment and Relationship work: Understand patterns that affect your relationship and feel more connected.
• Parenting Support: Strategies and reflection for parents navigating stress, grief, loss of identity, or family changes.
• Infant Loss and Birth Trauma Support: Gentle, compassionate space to process grief and complex emotions.
• Sexual Abuse Recovery: Trauma-sensitive support for reclaiming safety and trust.

Some of the modalities I use include:

• Gestalt: Helping you become more aware of your feelings, choices, and patterns in the present moment.
• Psychoanalytical: Exploring unconscious patterns and past experiences to make sense of current challenges.
• Somatic and Sensation Focused: Deepening the understanding between mind and body.
• Attachment-based and Relationship Focused: Understanding relational patterns and building healthier connections.
• Person-centred: To feel genuinely heard and understood, with the underlying premise that you are the expert of you and your own experiences.
• Trauma-informed: Safe, sensitive work to process and integrate traumatic experiences.
• Existential: Exploring meaning, identity, choice, and the bigger questions that affect your life.

Areas of Specialism

• Care-experience (foster care, children’s homes, kinship care)
• Family problems
• Anxiety & health-related worries
• Existential issues or big life questions
• Trauma or negative experiences from childhood
• Dissociative experiences
• Pregnancy & infant loss
• Domestic violence
• Parenting & child protection challenges
• Perinatal anxiety/ depression
• Sexual trauma – recent or historical

Qualifications & Training

Supporting other Counsellors and Psychotherapists & Staying Current

Alongside my private practice, I work with other therapists in several ways:

• Hosting and running a professional book club to explore new ideas and approaches
• Managing Insightful Life’s therapy centres and providing a welcoming therapeutic space for colleagues and clients
• Delivering training and workshops to support professional growth
• Hosting a monthly drop-in for therapists to reflect and connect

Engaging with other therapists in these varied ways keeps my practice fresh, up to date and informed. The learning and development I continue to do directly benefits my work – ensuring that therapy with me is current, reflective and rooted in both experience and evidence.

Get in Touch

Whether you’re looking for individual or couples sessions, short-term support or longer-term therapy, I offer face-to-face sessions at Insightful Life in Middlewich and Sandbach, and home visits locally (Middlewich, Sandbach, Alsager, Crewe) depending on suitability and availability. Contact me via email to arrange a session or discuss your needs.