About Lindsay
Lindsay Lightley welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief or big life changes. She writes simply and listens carefully, aiming to make the first steps easier for someone who is unsure where to begin. Her approach starts with what matters most to the client and moves at a pace they can manage.
Lindsay blends several ways of working to meet practical needs. She uses Client-Centred Therapy to build a trusting space and cognitive behavioural techniques to spot and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour.
How Lindsay works
She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at longer-standing patterns when helpful. Over five years of experience inform her work with issues such as low self-esteem, panic attacks and obsessive thoughts. She also helps people who struggle with attachment and abandonment worries, body image, guilt and shame, or the stress of divorce and separation.
Sessions are aimed at making everyday life feel more manageable and less overwhelming. Lindsay holds BACP and NCPS credentials. BACP is the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and NCPS refers to the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society.
These reflect her professional registration as supplied. Sessions are offered in English and take place online by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. She does not accept international clients.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire is used so people can schedule sessions that fit their needs and availability.
Lindsay lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Lindsay works with
The areas below are the ones Lindsay selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | BACP, NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How Lindsay’s approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The therapist offers non-judgemental attention so people can talk openly and feel heard, which helps with grief, stress and low self-esteem.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses practical exercises and behaviour changes to reduce panic, anxiety and obsessive thinking in everyday life.
Psychodynamic ideas help notice repeated life patterns and early relationship dynamics that still affect current feelings. This can be useful for attachment concerns, guilt and longstanding emotional patterns.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Lindsay will collaborate with the client to try methods that fit their goals and comfort. If one way does not feel helpful, they will explore alternatives together and adjust the focus as progress is made.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be a simpler check-in, and live chat or text messaging suit shorter updates or when typing feels easier. These options offer practical flexibility so people can choose what works best for their routine and needs.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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