Counsellor profile
Lydia Jenkins, BACP
Counsellor - stress and anxiety
See online counselling options- ACT
- Attachment work
- Mindfulness
About Lydia
counsellor and BACP member Lydia Jenkins has five years' experience helping people in the United Kingdom with stress, anxiety, low self‑esteem and depression. She also supports people facing life changes, ADHD, LGBT issues, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep problems, anger and workplace strain. Lydia works with a wide range of emotional and practical difficulties and accepts international clients who can work in English.
Lydia uses a person‑centred base and draws on a range of ways of working. She mixes listening with practical exercises. Sessions might include mindfulness work, values‑focused tasks from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or conversations about attachment and how past relationships affect current ones.
Her approach is straightforward. Sessions are led by the person seeking help. Lydia helps people notice patterns, practise small changes, and try new coping strategies. She describes therapy as a collaborative process rather than a set of instructions.
Lydia says she aims to balance talking with active work in the room. That can mean short exercises, reflective tasks between sessions, or slowing the pace to focus on difficult emotions such as anger, grief or dissociation. She also offers support for issues linked to autism and Asperger syndrome, body image, and non‑normative sexual cultures including BDSM and kink.
People who want to begin are asked to use the site matching process. They complete a short questionnaire and then schedule a first session. Lydia notes that subscription payments are used for sessions and can be cancelled at any time.
Approaches used in online counselling
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on values and practical steps. It asks people to notice thoughts and commit to actions that matter to them. ACT can help with anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes.Attachment‑based work looks at how early relationships affect current patterns. It helps people understand connection and repair communication or trust issues that come from attachment wounds.
Client‑centred therapy gives the person the lead. The counsellor listens and reflects rather than directing. This approach suits people who need time to make sense of feelings before trying exercises.
Finding the right way of working is part of the therapy itself. Lydia will discuss options and decide with each person which approach fits best. That choice is based on needs, goals and what feels manageable in sessions.
Check which session formats are currently offered before booking, as the biography does not list formats. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work or family life and reduce travel time. It can also allow shorter check‑ins when a full session is not needed, or let people use audio only if video is not possible. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt methods to suit the online setting.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, low self‑esteem and depression and also supports people with trauma, grief, anger and relationship or family issues.
What is her style in sessions?
Sessions are person centred and collaborative. Lydia combines listening with practical exercises and uses mindfulness and values work as needed.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years' experience working as a counsellor.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
Yes, she accepts international clients who are able to attend sessions in English.
How are payments and cost handled?
Session costs vary with location and are taken via a subscription system that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule a first session.
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.