- Client-Centred Therapy
- Religious trauma support
- Attachment focus
About Lydia
Lydia Freeman is a BACP registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with five years' experience. She works with concerns such as stress, anxiety, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, parenting strains, identity and sexuality questions, and feelings of guilt and shame. Lydia also supports people with depression, bipolar, ADHD and life changes tied to health or caregiving.
Lydia uses a humanistic, client-centred approach. Sessions focus on listening and helping people make sense of their experiences. She encourages practical ways to cope, and gentle exploration of difficult feelings linked to faith, identity or past events.
She pays attention to attachment and developmental patterns to understand how relationships shape current responses. Lydia often draws on unconscious process and creative curiosity to help people notice repeated themes and try different ways of responding.
People who bring struggles from religious or cultural backgrounds may find her perspective relevant. She mentions specific experience with purity culture, religious trauma and deconstructing faith from high-demand religions, and how those issues can affect sexuality, self-worth and relationships.
Therapy sessions aim to rebuild trust in relationships and in oneself. Lydia works with people to address shame, grief or confusion and to build clearer personal values. Practical coping strategies and reflective conversation are used together.
She maintains ongoing professional development and practises in line with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) ethical framework.
How Lydia uses client-centred work online
Client-Centred Therapy emphasises listening and responding to each person's experience. The therapist offers reflective listening, open questions and support to help someone clarify values and make choices. This approach is useful for exploring guilt, shame, identity and relationship patterns.Lydia also draws on attachment and human development ideas to look at how early relationships affect current feelings and behaviour. That lens can help when someone wants to understand repeating patterns in close relationships or why they struggle with trust and self-worth.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Lydia discusses goals and preferences with each person and adjusts the way she works as therapy progresses. She will help you decide which methods feel most useful and stay flexible to your needs.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around everyday life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a brief conversation will help. It can also make it simpler to use creative tasks or reflective exercises between sessions, depending on how you and the therapist agree to work together.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting and family-related issues, sexuality and identity questions, and guilt and shame among other concerns.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses a client-centred, humanistic way of working that focuses on listening and helping you understand where these feelings come from and how they affect your life.
What is her background and experience?
She has five years' clinical experience and integrates attachment, human development and unconscious process ideas into her practice.
What credential and country does she practise in?
She is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the UK?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to book?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.