About Lindsay
Lindsay Sykes offers a calm and straightforward place to talk when life feels hard. She greets people with warmth and listens closely to what matters most to them. Sessions are aimed at helping people feel steadier, clearer and more able to make choices that fit their values.
Lindsay has 15 years of experience as a counsellor and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She blends practical tools with a person-centred outlook, so the work balances real-life strategies and a respectful, non-judgemental conversation.
How Lindsay works
She describes therapy as a partnership where the client is the expert on their life. Her background includes focused work around grief and loss, including miscarriage, baby and child loss, fertility issues and ongoing pregnancy counselling after loss. She has also supported people through bereavement related to coronavirus and other major life changes.
Lindsay is used to helping people who reach a breaking point after carrying difficult emotions for a long time. Alongside grief work, she helps with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues and sleeping problems. She also offers support around ADHD, hoarding, obsessions and compulsions, multicultural concerns and compassion fatigue.
Practical techniques may include cognitive behavioural exercises, mindfulness, journaling and creative tasks when these suit the person. Lindsay works at a pace that feels right for each individual and adjusts methods to match personal needs and goals.
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
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches for online counselling
Lindsay uses person-centred work that focuses on listening and supporting each person to make their own choices and sense of meaning. This approach helps when someone needs a respectful space to talk things through and gain clarity about what matters to them.She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to identify patterns of thinking and behaviour that keep problems going. CBT includes practical exercises and worksheets that help manage anxiety, low mood and sleeping difficulties when those tools feel useful.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The counsellor will discuss options, try methods that fit the person’s needs, and adjust the plan as progress unfolds. Goals, preferences and comfort guide which techniques are used.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful for fuller conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions can work well when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer typing. These choices make it easier to fit counselling around work, caring responsibilities or travel, and to continue work when life gets busy.
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