Lucy Nicolaysen , BACP

Lucy Nicolaysen uses an attachment-based and client-centred approach to help people work through relationship and personal difficulties. She combines practical thinking with a warm, steady presence so people can talk about what is worrying them and begin to feel less stuck. Lucy holds a BACP accreditation and works from the United Kingdom.

Lucy encourages people to describe what they have been through and how they feel now. Talking it through helps bring clarity and relief. Sessions are paced to suit each person and focus on what matters most in their life right now.

Many people come for help with relationship and family conflict, trauma and abuse, anxiety and panic, low self-esteem and depression. She also supports people dealing with grief, addiction, intimacy problems, sleep or eating difficulties, and the stress of caregiving or chronic illness.

Lucy blends attachment-based ideas, client-centred listening and cognitive behavioural techniques when helpful. She also draws on trauma-focused and systemic ways of thinking to look at patterns in relationships and past experiences that keep problems going.

Her style is calm and straightforward. Sessions give time to name painful feelings and try small changes between meetings. Over time people often notice clearer thinking, fewer overwhelming moments, and steadier relationships.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Attachment-based therapy looks at how early connections shape current relationships and feelings. Online sessions can help people notice patterns in how they relate to others and practise new ways of connecting and responding. Client-centred therapy prioritises the person’s own pace and perspective, offering empathic listening and acceptance so people feel heard and can make their own choices about next steps.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Lucy will work with each person to decide which ideas and tools fit their goals and preferences, and adapt methods as therapy unfolds. That way the focus stays practical and relevant to what the person wants to change.

Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone work can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits short check-ins or people who prefer not to be on camera, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy lives and to keep continuity when schedules or locations change.