Counsellor profile
Dr. Lucy Flitton, BACP, NCPS
Counsellor and psychotherapist - trauma and relationships
See online counselling options- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting support
About Lucy
Dr Lucy Flitton is a counsellor and psychotherapist, a member of BACP and NCPS, with 17 years' experience. She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, depression and relationship and family difficulties, among other issues. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients from the United Kingdom.
Lucy uses a client-centred approach as a foundation. She draws on cognitive and behavioural methods and attachment-based ideas to help people notice patterns in thinking and relating. Her practice also includes acceptance and commitment ideas and dialectical behaviour techniques to support coping and emotion regulation.
She describes working with how emotions show up in the body and pays attention to developmental and neuropsychological factors that shape behaviour. That means sessions can include talking about relationships and past experiences, noticing bodily reactions, and practising small skills for day-to-day coping. Lucy also pays attention to language and how people use words to make sense of their relationships and difficulties.
People come to her for help with sleep problems, grief, parenting strain, mood difficulties and compulsive behaviours. She will work on practical ways to manage distress, set boundaries, and improve communication. The focus is on clear, step-by-step work rather than abstract theory.
Lucy combines clinical ideas with a life-course perspective, looking at individual experience alongside wider social factors. To start, visitors are invited to use the site's matching process and schedule a first appointment after completing a short questionnaire. Costs vary with location and sessions work through a cancellable subscription model.
Therapeutic approaches used in online counselling
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that matter to them. It can be useful for stress, anxiety and coping with life changes by teaching values-based steps rather than trying to remove every difficult thought.Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current ways of relating. It looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people try new, clearer ways of communicating and connecting when old patterns feel stuck.
Finding the best way of working is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs and goals and try different approaches together. Choices about methods and pacing are made collaboratively, with practical steps agreed in session.
Practical benefits of online counselling include fitting sessions around work or family time and reducing travel. Online work can make shorter check-ins easier and allows people to use quieter surroundings or lower-bandwidth options if that suits them. Confirm the current session formats and scheduling options through the platform before booking so you know which formats are offered.
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Experience
17+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, depression, relationship and family concerns, sleep problems and related difficulties.
What is her typical way of working in sessions?
She works from a client-centred base and uses cognitive behavioural, acceptance and commitment and attachment-informed techniques to help people understand patterns and build coping skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has 17 years of professional experience working in counselling and psychotherapy.
Which professional bodies is she with and where is she based?
She is a member of BACP and NCPS and practises from the United Kingdom.
Can I have sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with people outside the UK?
She accepts international clients; check time differences and availability when booking.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session through the platform.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.