- Person centred
- Solution focused
- Guilt and shame
About Lucy
Lucy Castro is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with 11 years of experience working with adults. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and coping with life changes, and she also supports people dealing with guilt and shame.
Lucy’s style is collaborative and person centred. She often uses short-term, solution-focused work to help people clarify what matters to them and take small steps forward. Sessions are led by the client’s concerns and regularly reviewed to check progress and adjust the approach.
In practice she talks things through plainly and directly. People bring what feels stuck or painful and they look at practical ways to manage it. That might mean sharpening a goal, trying out a new response, or reflecting on patterns that keep returning.
Her background includes work for national and local charities, where she supported people from many different circumstances. That experience informs her approach to common problems like burnout, grief and relationship strain. She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques and keeps the focus on what will make a difference in everyday life.
Lucy offers in-person and online sessions. If someone is unsure how to begin, she invites them to complete the matching questionnaire and book an initial appointment to see how the way she works fits their needs.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Lucy works from a person centred foundation, which means sessions focus on the client's concerns and priorities. In practice this looks like open conversation, reflective listening and checking in about goals so the work stays relevant to everyday life.She also uses short-term, solution-focused techniques. These are practical strategies that help identify small, achievable steps and ways to test changes between sessions. This approach can suit issues such as stress, coping with life changes, and managing unhelpful patterns linked to guilt and shame.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively with each person to decide which techniques to try, and will review progress together to adjust the plan as needed.
The biography notes she offers online sessions, but does not list specific formats here. Confirm the available session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time, while still focusing on the same practical goals and reflective conversation used in her in-person work.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
11+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and coping with life changes, and also addresses guilt and shame.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses a collaborative, person centred approach and often includes short-term solution-focused work to help clarify what matters and take practical steps.
How much experience does she have?
She has 11 years of experience, including roles with national and local charities supporting a range of people and concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients; confirm any cross-border details before booking.
What session formats does she use?
The biography states she offers in-person and online sessions; confirm current session options before booking.
How do I get started with her service?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.