Lydia Freeman , BACP

Lydia Freeman is a counsellor and member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She draws on five years of practice to help people who are feeling overwhelmed, anxious, grieving, or facing major life changes. Lydia often supports people dealing with issues connected to identity and sexuality, including LGBT concerns and women's issues.

She works in a warm, non-judgemental way that puts the person at the centre. Sessions are conversational and focused on what matters to the client. Lydia aims to help people name their feelings, make sense of difficult experiences, and find practical ways to cope day to day.

Lydia uses a client-centred approach that treats each person as unique. That means listening closely, following the client’s pace, and building trust before suggesting ways forward. She also draws on ideas about attachment and human development to understand how past relationships affect present life.

Trauma and stressful experiences are treated with care and sensitivity. Lydia acknowledges how religious background or purity culture can shape identity, sexuality and self-worth, and she helps people explore those impacts without pressure to change beliefs unless they wish to.

Sessions aim to reduce shame, increase self-trust, and support practical change. Lydia supports people working through grief, parenting strain, career questions, long-term health challenges, ADHD, bipolar, depression, and relationship difficulties in everyday language and with compassion.

How Lydia's approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy is about listening first and shaping the work around the person. Lydia follows the client's pace, reflects what she hears, and helps people find their own solutions. This approach suits issues like anxiety, low self-esteem, life transitions and questions of identity.

She also draws on ideas about attachment and human development to understand how early relationships affect current patterns. These ideas can help when people want to improve relationships with others or with themselves, and when working through the impact of trauma or religious background.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lydia will talk with each client about needs, goals and preferences and will adapt her methods accordingly. The process is collaborative so the client helps shape what feels most helpful.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support shorter reflections, ongoing check-ins, or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring duties or health issues and still get consistent support.