Lindsey Wheeler, BACP

Lindsey Wheeler is a counsellor with a decade of experience working with adults across a range of life difficulties. She holds BACP registration and practised for many years in custodial settings, including supporting people in a therapeutic community in prison and earlier work as a prison officer. Lindsey focuses on practical help for people dealing with relationship strain, ADHD-related challenges, and difficult dynamics such as scapegoating and narcissism.

Lindsey offers a calm, straightforward style in sessions. She listens closely and helps people name what feels wrong. She then works with each person to try different ways of coping, communicating and setting boundaries that fit their life.

Her practice includes support for trauma and abuse, grief and loss, low self-esteem, addictions, sleep and eating difficulties, anger and bipolar-related concerns. Lindsey also helps with caregiver stress, chronic illness and the stresses that come with ageing and geriatric issues. She aims to combine practical steps with attention to how past relationships affect present patterns.

In therapy she uses a mix of methods chosen to fit the person. Expect a collaborative process where goals are set together and adjusted as progress unfolds. Sessions typically focus on small, manageable changes that can make day-to-day life feel steadier.

People who find fast-paced, jargon-heavy therapy difficult may prefer her plain-speaking approach. She invites anyone curious about change to take a first step and explore what therapeutic work might look like for them.

How Lindsey’s approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can help with anxiety, low mood and motivation by encouraging small, value-led steps. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current difficulties and helps people understand and change repeating cycles in relationships. EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, is a trauma-focused method aimed at reducing the intensity of distressing memories and associated emotions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy process. Lindsey will work together with each person to identify what feels most helpful, try options in session, and adapt the plan as understanding grows. The aim is a collaborative journey that fits the person's goals and preferences rather than a fixed prescription.

If you are considering online work, confirm the exact session formats when you book so you know what is offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, caring responsibilities and medical appointments. It also means shorter travel time, quicker check-ins, and the option to keep meeting even when life gets busy or circumstances change. Registered or accredited professionals can use these benefits to help therapy become a steady part of everyday life.