- Attachment focus
- CBT techniques
- Emotion work
About Lydia
Lydia Chapman is a BACP-registered counsellor with nine years' experience working with adults and young people. She helps people who are carrying stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping problems, career worries and coping with big life changes. Lydia also focuses on issues such as abandonment, attachment concerns, body image and caregiver stress.
She uses a person-centred foundation combined with other approaches to suit each person’s needs. Sessions usually begin with practical conversations about what feels hardest and what the person would like to change. Lydia listens for patterns in relationships, beliefs about the self, and emotional reactions, then works with clients to try different ways of understanding and responding.
Her practice draws on Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current feelings. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is used to identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behaviour. Emotionally-Focused elements help people notice and name strong feelings and how they affect connection with others.
Lydia has experience running one-to-one and group work, and has worked in a range of charities in client-facing roles. Her background includes a Diploma in Counselling, a BSc Hons in therapeutic counselling and supervision, a qualification in holistic therapies and training as a mental health first aider.
She offers therapy to people across the UK and internationally by remote sessions, and also provides face-to-face work for people local to her area. To begin, clients are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How her approaches translate to remote sessions
She draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape present feelings and patterns. This approach helps when numbness, shame or repeated difficulties in close relationships are part of the problem.She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and to try practical changes. CBT can be useful for beating back anxiety, low mood, sleep problems and unhelpful habits.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Lydia will discuss the different methods, and test what feels most helpful for your goals. That collaborative process can include mixing person-centred listening with focused techniques when a problem needs practical steps.
Her profile states she offers remote sessions and local face-to-face work, so please confirm the exact session formats before booking. Remote sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people continue work when relocating or when in different time zones, but arrangements should be checked in advance with the therapist.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
9+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping problems and coping with life changes.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
Her practice combines person-centred listening with approaches that help name emotions and trace where they come from, such as attachment work and emotionally-focused techniques.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years' experience working therapeutically in one-to-one and group settings and in various charity roles.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered to international clients; she states that she offers therapy worldwide by remote sessions.
Which session formats are available?
The original profile indicates she can work remotely and offers face-to-face work locally; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to try sessions?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.