- Attachment focus
- Client centred
- CBT informed
About Lucy
Lucy Nicolaysen is a BACP counsellor working in the United Kingdom with six years of clinical experience. She works with people facing relationship difficulties, family tension, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression and the day-to-day pressures that arise in early adulthood.
Lucy uses talking as the central tool. Sessions are a place to describe what is distressing and to make sense of upsetting events. She helps people name emotions, notice patterns and practise different ways of responding when life feels overwhelming.
People come for help with panic attacks, low self-esteem, grief, loneliness and feeling stuck after big life changes. She also supports those dealing with anger, addiction, sleep or eating concerns and identity issues including LGBT matters. Lucy’s work includes addressing attachment and abandonment worries that affect close relationships.
Her approach draws on attachment-based ideas, client-centred work and cognitive behavioural techniques alongside trauma-focused and systemic ways of thinking. That mix is used to explore past hurts and to try practical steps that reduce symptoms now.
Sessions are conversational and steady. Lucy aims to help individuals notice unhelpful patterns and build small routines and skills that make everyday life easier. For practical next steps the booking route asks clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session via the online options button.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Lucy draws on attachment-based work to look at how early relationship patterns affect present feelings and behaviour. This approach helps when difficulties with trust, abandonment or closeness are central concerns. She also uses client-centred methods that focus on listening and reflecting to help people make sense of their experience. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used to identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical experiments to reduce anxiety or low mood.Choosing the right mix of these approaches is part of the collaboration. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and together they will decide which methods to try first. That gives space to adjust the plan as therapy progresses and as everyday needs change.
The original biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around study, work and busy schedules, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find remote sessions helpful for keeping therapy consistent while managing the practical demands of early adulthood.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She helps people with relationship and family conflict, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, grief and issues common in early adulthood like feeling stuck after life changes.
What is her general therapeutic style?
She works in a conversational, client-centred way and uses attachment-based ideas and CBT techniques to understand problems and try practical steps.
How long has she been practising?
She has six years of experience working as a counsellor in the United Kingdom.
What credentials and location apply?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
International clients are accepted. Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
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