Lucy Middleton, NCPS

Lucy Middleton is a counsellor who has worked in the UK for six years. She holds NCPS as her credential and practises an integrative approach, choosing ways of working to suit each person's situation. She encourages people to lead the conversation and listens without judgement. Her manner is warm and straightforward, aimed at helping people take practical steps forward.

Lucy has experience in both statutory and charity settings. She has supported people affected by trauma, sexual abuse, grief, depression, anxiety and substance-related concerns. She has also worked with those facing parenting strains and relationship difficulties, and with people who have experienced limited access to social and health resources.

In sessions she combines talking space with practical techniques. Cognitive behavioural methods are used when it helps to identify and challenge unhelpful thoughts and to build self-help tools. At other times she provides a person-centred space that allows reflection and sense-making of past and present experiences.

Her background includes work with a women's charity and NHS Talking Therapies, alongside private practice. That mix of settings informs a pragmatic style that balances emotional listening with clear strategies people can use between sessions.

Lucy also notes additional focus areas such as ageing and geriatric issues, attachment concerns, grief and compassion fatigue. She welcomes conversations about goals and what a helpful next step could look like for each person.

How Lucy’s approaches translate to online therapy

Online work draws on approaches Lucy uses in person. Client-Centred Therapy offers an open space where the client sets the agenda and the counsellor listens without judgement, useful for processing difficult feelings and making sense of experience. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and challenging unhelpful thoughts and building practical self-help strategies, which can be helpful for anxiety, low mood and stress. Solution-Focused elements aim to clarify small achievable goals and keep sessions forward-looking and practical.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. Lucy will talk with each person about their concerns, goals and preferences and then suggest ways of working. Together they check what feels helpful and adjust the focus as therapy progresses.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people continue work with a clinician from different locations, which some find convenient for ongoing care.