Lex Mabbott
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This professional is accepting new clients but may have a waitlist. Please enquire with them directly to discuss availability.
About me
August 2026: I am currently operating a waiting list for new individual clients. However, I do have space for new couples and intimate partners work.
Welcome
Do you need support with what’s on your mind?
Maybe you feel depressed, anxious or unfulfilled in your relationships. Or perhaps you can’t stop thinking about the past, or worrying about the future. Your feelings might feel overwhelming, or you might feel shut down.
How can I help?
I can offer you a safe, confidential and non-judgemental space to talk about what’s on your mind. We can unpack it together, and make sense of your thoughts, feelings and experiences. We’ll build trust and create an environment where you feel safe to share what’s happening for you. I will offer you warmth, acceptance and empathy and a place to process and work through things. I will give you the support you need to make positive changes in your life, move forwards and start to feel better.
My approach
I follow a Humanistic and Integrative model of therapy, which reflects my philosophy about life. I don’t think people are born bad, or choose to have issues, I believe that our experiences and relationships shape us into who we are. However, I believe that with the right encouragement, nourishment, and love, we can experience growth. Therefore, I seek to offer a warm, nurturing relationship that will facilitate change. I draw on a variety of theoretical frameworks to help this happen, but the common factor is offering you empathy, acceptance and human connection.
I specialise in working with people who have experienced trauma in childhood, and who may now struggle with anxiety, depression, acting out, addiction, or have a diagnosis of a personality disorder. These labels can feel overwhelming, but I always see the human being first, and seek to offer you a space without judgement or stigma.
I value working with differences and diversity, and I understand that the world outside the therapy room door shapes our experiences. I work with an intersectional awareness of gender, race, sexuality and other identity markers to enhance my ability to more fully understand what your experience of walking through the world might be, as well as learn more about my own. I have a special interest in working with LGBTQIAA+ people, as I know from my own experience that living life as one’s authentic self, in an identity that encapsulates who you are, is vital to health and happiness.
Couples and intimate partners work
In addition to my work with individuals, I also welcome working with couples, triads, poly groups and all intimate partners. I offer an explorative and facilitative space that makes reconnection possible, and encourages healthy communication. I work on an attachment-focused model that offers new opportunities to work through the ways in which old wounds may present themselves within our relationships, and act as barriers to true connection. Whether you are navigating dealing with conflict, attachment issues, issues around kink and sex, navigating poly relationships, or simply wanting to get on the same team again, I can help.
Training, qualifications & experience
- BSc (Hons) in Humanistic & Integrative Counselling & Psychotherapy Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute (1st class) (2019-2022)
- Borderline Masterclass with Richard Erskine Institute for Integrative Psychotherapy (2022)
- BACP Accreditation British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy (2024)
- Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Supervision Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute (2024-2025)
- Certificate in Intimate Partner Therapy Contemporary Institute of Clinical Sexology (2026-2027)
I have recently completed CPD around working with rage and anger, neurodivergence, kink awareness, and religious trauma.
In addition to my private work, I have previously worked as a therapist at the Nottingham Women’s Centre, where I specialised in working with trauma and complex needs.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
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Fees
£65.00 - £85.00
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
I charge £65 per 50 minute session with individuals, and £85.00 per 60 minute session with couples/intimate partners.
I am a member of the Private Practice Register (PPR) and I am able to accept health insurance from the above providers. Please let me know during our initial call if you would like to pay via the above health insurance providers.
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