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Sue Lynes

Counsellor profile

Sue Lynes, BACP

United Kingdom

Counsellor - relationships and family issues

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About

  • Attachment-based therapy
  • Person-centred approach
  • Solution-focused work

About Sue

Sue Lynes is a counsellor registered with the BACP and has six years' experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, family matters, grief, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, sleeping problems, parenting and anger.

Sue uses person-centred principles to make sessions about what matters to the client. She listens without judgement and follows the client's pace. She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. Solution-focused work helps with short-term goals and practical steps when people want change faster.

Her background includes both private practice and voluntary roles. She has supported people affected by sexual and domestic abuse. She currently volunteers with a neonatal bereavement charity, working with parents after the loss of a baby.

Those experiences have influenced the kinds of issues she sees often - grief and trauma feature regularly. She also helps people with communication problems, codependency and the stresses of caring for others. Practical matters such as sleeping, addiction and anger are part of her caseload as well.

In sessions she focuses on listening, reflecting and helping people identify small changes they can try. She encourages work on relationships and attachment patterns when relevant. If someone is seeking support with parenting or blended-family problems she will talk through what might help and set clear goals for therapy.

How sessions work

Approaches online and what they offer

Sue combines person-centred work, attachment-based ideas and solution-focused steps to help people with relationship and family pressures. Person-centred counselling means the therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears and follows the client's agenda to build clarity and confidence. Attachment-based work looks at patterns formed in early relationships and how they affect current behaviour and emotional responses. Solution-focused therapy concentrates on small, practical changes and clear goals when someone wants quicker, action-oriented progress.

Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. Sue will discuss your needs, goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try. Together you can review progress and adjust the focus if something is not helping.

Practical benefits of online work can include fitting sessions into a busy household schedule and reducing travel time so appointments are easier to keep. Ask about the current session options before booking, since formats were not specified in the profile. Registered or accredited professionals often offer different ways to meet, and Sue will explain which formats she uses when you start the matching process.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefDepression

Also works with

AddictionsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger management

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily problemsFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersNarcissismSelf-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

6+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

Sue works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, sleeping problems, parenting and anger.

What is her therapy style like?

She uses person-centred listening and reflection, alongside attachment-based ideas and solution-focused steps to help people identify what to try next.

How much experience does she have?

She has six years' experience working in private practice and in voluntary roles with charities supporting abuse survivors and neonatal bereavement.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

Sue is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.

Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?

Sessions are available to international clients. Sessions are delivered in English.

What session formats are offered?

Please confirm the current session options before booking, as formats were not specified in the profile.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then 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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