About Melanie
Melanie Lucas works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief and loss, and mood disorders such as bipolar and depression. She also helps those coping with ADHD, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue and major life changes. Melanie meets people where they are and aims to make the first step feel manageable.
She uses a client-centred way of working that treats the person as the expert in their own life.
How Melanie works
Sessions focus on listening, reflecting and supporting people to use their own strengths. Melanie also brings mindfulness techniques into sessions to help with grounding and managing difficult thoughts or feelings. Melanie has 16 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom and holds BACP accreditation.
That background has involved supporting people through issues such as chronic illness, caregiving stress, end-of-life concerns and relationship changes like separation and divorce. She is familiar with the extra strain that health conditions and long-term caregiving can place on daily life.
Her practice also includes work with people who identify as autistic or as having Asperger syndrome, those dealing with abandonment or attachment difficulties, and people navigating non-monogamous relationship arrangements. Practical communication strategies and pacing are used when needed to suit different needs. Sessions are offered in English and Melanie accepts international clients.
She aims for clear, direct conversations and practical steps people can try between sessions. The goal is steady, manageable progress rather than sudden fixes.
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What Melanie works with
The areas below are the ones Melanie selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 16 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Client-centred and mindfulness approaches online
Melanie uses client-centred therapy and mindfulness as core ways to help people. Client-centred therapy means the conversation is guided by the person’s priorities, with the counsellor offering active listening and reflection to help clarify choices and strengths. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce overwhelm and manage anxious or low mood.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Melanie will discuss what feels most helpful and adapt methods to each person’s goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process where techniques are tried, reviewed and adjusted over time.
Online formats such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for longer sessions that benefit from visual cues, while phone calls need less bandwidth and can fit into shorter breaks. Live chat and text messaging suit brief check-ins, written reflection or people who prefer not to use video. These options help people keep therapy going around work, caregiving or health commitments.
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