Lydia Chapman , BACP

Lydia Chapman is a counsellor with nine years of therapeutic experience. She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, addiction, trauma and abuse, and challenges around eating and sleeping. Lydia also helps with career changes and coping with major life transitions. She works with adults and young people in one-to-one and group settings.

Lydia draws on person-centred values to create a respectful, non-judgemental space. She aims to listen closely and offer empathic responses so people feel heard. Her style is straightforward and warm, focusing on what matters most to each person.

She uses an integrated approach that includes attachment-based ideas, cognitive behavioural tools, emotionally focused work and existential questions. In practice this means talking through relationships and patterns, noticing thoughts and feelings, and trying small changes between sessions. Lydia may also use mindfulness and practical skills to manage distress.

Her background includes work in charities and client-facing roles, and she holds BACP registration which indicates a recognised professional affiliation. She has experience supporting people affected by domestic abuse, sexual trauma, self-harm, personality difficulties, eating disorders and chronic illness among other concerns.

Lydia offers therapy remotely for people across the United Kingdom and internationally, and she provides face-to-face sessions for her local area. She encourages a collaborative approach where goals are agreed together and reviewed as therapy progresses.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions

Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current bonds and emotional reactions. It helps people recognise repeating patterns in relationships and develop new ways of relating that feel safer and more connected.

Client-centred counselling places the person at the heart of sessions. The counsellor listens without judgement and helps people find their own answers, which suits those who want a reflective, supportive space to make decisions.

Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses practical exercises to shift unhelpful thinking and build manageable habits, and is often helpful for anxiety, low mood and sleep problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lydia will talk with the person about goals, preferences and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as therapy moves forward.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can suit lower bandwidth or short check-ins, and messaging or live chat can fit around busy schedules or allow paced reflection. These options make it easier to attend sessions from different locations and to choose a format that fits daily life.