Counsellor profile
Lydia Jenkins, BACP
Based in United Kingdom ยท 5 years of experience
Counsellor for anxiety, depression and life change
Continue with LydiaAt a glance
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom (389518)
- Qualifications
- BACP
- Experience
- 5 years
- Languages
- English
- Based in
- United Kingdom
Details come from information Lydia supplied to BetterHelp.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
About Lydia
BACP. 5 years' experience. Lydia Jenkins works with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and life changes. She also supports people with ADHD, LGBT issues, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleep problems, anger and career worries. Her practice includes work on compassion fatigue, abandonment and attachment issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, avoidant personality, BDSM and kink, body image, caregiving stress, chronic pain and illness, co-morbidity, commitment and communication problems, disaster-related coping, dissociation, divorce and separation, and feelings of emptiness.
Lydia uses a person-centred base alongside acceptance and commitment therapy, attachment-based approaches, existential thinking and mindfulness. She aims for a practical mix of listening and active work. Sessions can include reflective conversation and exercises designed to build coping skills and clearer direction.
In early sessions she focuses on what matters most to the person in front of her. She helps set simple, achievable goals and looks at patterns that maintain distress. This often involves noticing thoughts and values, and practising small behavioural changes.
Lydia describes her way of working as collaborative. Clients keep control of session pace and focus, whether the work is short term or longer. She combines supportive listening with structured techniques when they are useful.
She offers services from the United Kingdom and works in English. Lydia has five years' counselling experience and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP. If you want to begin, follow the site's booking steps to complete a short questionnaire and arrange a first session.
Approaches used in online counselling and how they help
Acceptance and commitment therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and decide what matters to them. It uses small, practical steps to move towards those values and can suit anxiety, depression and issues with motivation.Attachment-based therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect present behaviour. It can help with abandonment, attachment concerns and difficulties in close relationships by exploring relational patterns and safer ways of relating.
Mindfulness therapy teaches skills to notice thoughts, bodily sensations and feelings without getting swept up by them. It supports distress tolerance, stress reduction and better sleep through short, repeatable practices.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss options with the client and agree a plan based on needs, goals and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can be revisited as the work proceeds.
Confirm the available session formats before booking, as specific options are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, family or other commitments, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists commonly use remote sessions to offer flexible ways to continue therapy alongside everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and coping with life changes, plus a range of related issues such as trauma, grief and relationship concerns.
What is her counselling style?
Her base is person-centred counselling combined with acceptance and commitment, attachment-based and mindfulness approaches. She mixes listening with practical exercises.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years' experience as a counsellor.
Is she registered with a professional body and where is she based?
She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP, and practises from the United Kingdom.
Can I have sessions in other languages or from abroad?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking as formats are not specified here.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Checking a registration
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