- Client-Centred Therapy
- Grief and loss
- Mindfulness practice
About Lindsay
Lindsay Westwood is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with six years of professional experience. She holds a Masters degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy and a background in psychology and creative practices. Lindsay works with a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, and blended family issues.
Her approach is rooted in Client-Centred Therapy, often called the Person Centred Relational Model, which focuses on listening and supporting each person's own understanding. She aims to help people bring unconscious patterns into awareness so they can find their own solutions. Sessions are practical and straightforward, with attention to what feels most useful in everyday life.
Lindsay has logged over 2,000 hours of counselling experience and has worked closely with young people and their families earlier in her career. During the pandemic she concentrated on grief work and provided information to help clients understand loss and its effects on daily life. She has also worked in areas such as adverse childhood experiences, anger, sexual abuse, substance misuse in families, and online sexual risk.
She includes mindfulness and inner child work in some group settings, offering simple breathing practices and playful exercises for adults who want to reconnect with lighter parts of themselves. Her practice draws on different models when needed, while keeping the focus on the person's own goals.
Lindsay describes her role as listening, helping set achievable goals, and teaching coping strategies when needed. People who feel stuck, uncertain about decisions, or are navigating changes in blended households may find this a straightforward, practical place to talk.
Client‑centred work and online sessions
Client-Centred Therapy places the person's own perspective at the centre. The therapist listens without directing and supports people to explore their thoughts and feelings. This approach suits issues like anxiety, relationship strain, grief and feeling stuck because it focuses on what matters to the individual.She also uses mindful awareness practices in sessions and groups. Mindfulness work involves simple breathing and attention exercises to help manage stress and notice patterns in thoughts and emotions. These practices can be useful alongside talking therapy for sleep, stress and coping with life changes.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs to decide which methods to try. That decision is collaborative and may change over time as different issues come up.
If you want online sessions, please confirm the exact session formats before booking as the biography does not list formats. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, reduce travel, and make attendance simpler around family routines. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt approaches to an online setting to focus on clear, practical steps for everyday problems.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, relationship and family concerns, and related areas such as blended family issues and parenting.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her main approach is Client-Centred Therapy, focusing on listening and helping people access their own answers. She mixes in other methods like mindfulness when helpful.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of practice and over 2,000 hours of counselling experience, including work with young people and grief during the pandemic.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and works in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to meet her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.