Hello my name is Lucy Smith, Integrative Counsellor & Therapist. 

BA (Hons), MA (Hons), MBACP, MNCPS (Acc.)​

I am a Qualified Registered Psychotherapeutic Counsellor, registered with BACP and NCPS, and hold a Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling. I am also a Qualified Hypnotherapist and Registrant Member of the National Hypnotherapy Society. I work with adults across the UK online and in-person from a private counselling room in Upper Basildon. ​

 

I bring nearly 10 years of client-facing experience to my practice after working across charity and therapeutic settings within the areas of abuse, trauma, addiction, sexual violence and mental health difficulties; all of this experience has shaped how I work now. 

 

My specialist areas are trauma, addiction, and domestic abuse, alongside anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, ADHD, emotional dysregulation, BPD, and PTSD — often in combination, and often in people who have been dealing with these things for a very long time.

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I understand the importance of finding the right counsellor for you. My aim is to create a space that you feel comfortable to be honest with me without judgement. ​ The relationship between a client and their counsellor is not just the context for work but plays a huge part in establishing how successful the work can become. ​

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If you are looking for a therapist who will not be thrown by complexity, who will take the time to really understand your experience and who believes that feeling genuinely safe with someone is what makes change possible; I hope we might be a good fit. ​

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I practise as an Integrative Counsellor and Therapist. In plain terms, that means I do not apply a fixed method to every person who walks through the door. Instead, I draw on a range of evidence-informed approaches and we work out together. Over time, as I get to know you, I pull upon what is likely to be most useful for you specifically. The core frameworks I draw from are Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), psychodynamic therapy, and person-centred therapy. ​​

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