Cyndi Dyke , BACP

Cyndi Dyke is a BACP counsellor with ten years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and relationship strain. She works with a wide range of concerns, including trauma, grief, addiction, parenting challenges and issues around body image and intimacy. She often combines psychological approaches with a values-based perspective for people who want that option.

Cyndi offers straightforward, empathetic listening and practical ways to manage day-to-day problems. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on simple steps that can reduce distress. She encourages people to use their own strengths and to try small changes between sessions.

Her background includes long-term practice with adults presenting with depression, anxiety and life transitions. She has also supported people facing eating and sleeping difficulties, anger, career stress and compassion fatigue. Cyndi has experience addressing attachment concerns, blended family issues and problems linked to alcohol or drug use.

The approaches she uses are client-centred work, cognitive behavioural techniques and solution-focused methods. These are used to help people reframe unhelpful thinking, build coping strategies and set realistic goals. She adapts sessions to each person’s needs and beliefs, including integrating faith-based material when requested.

People can expect clear, brief plans to try between sessions and a calm, non-judgemental space to talk. Cyndi aims to help people move from feeling stuck to having practical tools and clearer next steps.

How Cyndi uses common approaches online

Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person seeking help. The therapist offers empathy and acceptance while clients lead the pace and topics, which works well for concerns like self-esteem and life changes.

Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try out different ways of thinking and acting. It is often used for anxiety, depression, eating and sleeping problems and for building coping strategies.

Solution-focused therapy concentrates on practical steps and short-term goals. It helps people identify what is already working and build on small successes to move forward from feeling stuck.

Finding the right blend of approaches is a shared process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what has helped before, then agree a plan together. That collaborative decision can change over time as priorities shift.

Online work offers practical advantages. Video calls let people see facial cues and hold fuller conversations, while phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a lunch break. Live chat or text-based messaging can suit quick check-ins, short coaching moments or times when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to arrange ongoing support around busy lives and different schedules.