About Lucy
Lucy Ainger offers support for stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, anger, bipolar and depression. She also provides coaching to help people set goals and make changes. Lucy is a BACP-registered counsellor with nine years' experience and works from an integrative perspective.
Her style is calm and conversational. She listens first and helps people put words to what feels confusing.
How Lucy works
Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer understanding rather than jargon. People can expect a steady, patient approach that makes space for their story. Lucy draws on attachment-based and client-centred ideas to look at how early bonds and current relationships shape feelings and behaviour.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps when strong emotions and intimacy concerns are central, and hypnotherapy is offered as an option for habit change and anxiety management. She pays attention to patterns such as abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, control struggles and body image worries. Work can also address substance use, eating-related difficulties, dissociation and responses to domestic violence or other trauma.
Sessions are offered in English in the United Kingdom and international clients are not currently accepted. Therapy is available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Lucy lists 13 ways of working on the entry:
What Lucy works with
The areas below are the ones Lucy selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current feelings and behaviour. Online work can uncover patterns that affect trust and closeness, helping people spot repeat reactions and try new ways of relating. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and building understanding at the client's pace. In a remote session this means the counsellor mirrors what the person says, helps them make sense of emotions, and supports their own choices. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps when strong emotions and intimacy are central; it guides people to name feelings and shift patterns that keep them stuck.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then agree a plan together. That collaborative decision can change over time as needs evolve.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people work face-to-face without travel. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging suit those who prefer writing or need quick, on-the-go contact. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to continue work from different locations.
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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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