Counsellor profile
Lydia Freeman, BACP
BACP counsellor - Family and parenting focus
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- Client-centred approach
- Religious trauma support
- Parenting strain help
About Lydia
Lydia Freeman is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with five years' practice experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, grief, parenting pressures, family concerns, relationship changes, and a wide range of emotional and life challenges including depression, bipolar and ADHD. Lydia also lists support for LGBT issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, career questions and sexuality.
Lydia uses a client-centred approach that focuses on the person's own experience. Sessions aim to help people talk through feelings and gain practical ways to cope with daily strain. She values an honest working relationship and pays attention to how past hurt and attachment patterns affect present life.
She often brings creative curiosity into sessions to help people express and process emotions. That can include noticing unconscious patterns and looking at human development and attachment to make sense of difficult reactions. The emphasis is on understanding what has happened to someone rather than assuming something is wrong with them.
Lydia notes particular experience with religious trauma and the effects of purity culture. She supports people who are re-evaluating beliefs, dealing with shame or grief related to faith, and trying to reclaim autonomy and self-trust.
Her practice follows the BACP ethical framework and she keeps up with ongoing professional development. People choosing to work with her will be invited to consider goals together and to find ways of coping that fit their everyday life.
How sessions work
How Lydia's client-centred approach works online
Client-centred work focuses on the person's own perspective and encourages honest expression. It helps people who are sorting out feelings after loss, trauma, or big life changes by putting their experience at the centre of the conversation.Lydia also draws on attention to attachment and human development. That means looking at patterns from earlier relationships and how they show up now, which can be useful for people dealing with ongoing relationship strain and parenting pressures.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. Lydia will work with the client to identify what feels helpful, adjust methods as needs change, and check in about progress and goals throughout therapy.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make fitting therapy into a busy life easier by reducing travel and allowing sessions around work or childcare. It can also allow shorter check-ins when time is tight or audio-only conversations when video is difficult. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt pacing and focus to suit everyday rhythms without promising specific outcomes.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting concerns, family issues, trauma and related areas including depression, bipolar and ADHD.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a client-centred approach that focuses on the person's experience and builds an honest working relationship to help people process feelings and find coping strategies.
What level of experience does she have?
She has five years of practice experience working with adults on a range of emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a member of the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to try sessions?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
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