About me
If you’ve found yourself here, there’s a good chance life feels difficult right now. Maybe you’ve spent years looking after everyone else and aren’t quite sure how to look after yourself. Maybe you’ve always felt different, without really knowing why. Maybe you’re carrying grief, anxiety or experiences you’ve never felt able to share. Or perhaps you’ve simply reached the point where you’ve thought, “I don’t think I can keep doing this on my own.”
Whatever has brought you here, I’m really glad you’ve found your way here.
One of the things I believe most strongly is this: I don’t think you’re broken.
People often arrive in therapy believing there’s something wrong with them. They apologise for crying. They tell me they’re “too much”, “too sensitive” or “too emotional”. I rarely see it that way. I’m usually much more interested in understanding how you’ve become the person you are.
I believe every one of us adapts to our experiences. We find ways to survive, to belong and to protect ourselves. Those adaptations make sense. Sometimes they continue to serve us, and sometimes they begin to get in the way. Therapy isn’t about judging those parts of ourselves or trying to get rid of them. It’s about becoming curious enough to understand them.
My role isn’t to tell you what decisions to make or who you should become. You are the expert on your own life. You bring your story, your values and your lived experience. I bring psychological understanding, curiosity and a space where we can think together. I work with people, not on them.
I’m a neurodivergent therapist (AuDHD and dyslexic), and my own experiences have shaped how I understand difference. I know something about what it feels like to move through a world that wasn’t designed with you in mind. Difference isn’t something I want to fix; it’s something I want to understand.
Alongside working with a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and relationship difficulties, there are several areas I feel particularly passionate about:
- I work affirmatively with neurodivergent adults, including people who have discovered they’re autistic or ADHD later in life.
- I work extensively with LGBTQIA+ and gender, sexuality and relationship diverse (GSRD) clients, creating a space where your identity doesn’t need explaining or defending before we begin.
- My research, including my PhD, focuses on spiritual abuse and religious trauma. I understand the complexity of questioning, leaving or rebuilding life after coercive or controlling religious environments, and the grief that can accompany those experiences.
- I also work with couples and people in both monogamous and consensually non-monogamous relationships. I don’t believe there’s one right way to have a relationship. I’m interested in helping you build one that reflects your values rather than somebody else’s expectations.
Therapy with me is collaborative, warm and grounded in genuine human connection. We’ll probably laugh sometimes. Tears are welcome too. I care deeply about the relationship we build because I believe that’s where meaningful therapy begins.
I offer face-to-face counselling in Banbury on Wednesdays, alongside online and telephone therapy for adults and couples across the UK.
If you’re wondering whether we’d be a good fit, I offer a free 15-minute introductory call. It’s simply an opportunity for us to say hello, ask questions and get a feel for whether we’d work well together.
I will reply to all emails and messages, but its possible my email replies will go into your spam. So, if you don't hear back from within 48 hours me please send me a text.
Session options:
In-person in Banbury (Wednesdays)
Online or phone (UK-wide: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday)
Free 15-minute consultation to help you decide if we’re a good fit
Fees:
Individual sessions: £65 (online) / £70 (in-person)
Couples sessions: £85 (online) / £90 (in-person)
Fortnightly sessions available
If you’re ready to begin, you can reach me directly through the contact form on this page or visit www.lucindaharttherapy.co.uk for more information.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a diploma in therapeutic counselling, an MA in counselling and Psychotherapy, as well as a previous BA Hons and I am currently a PhD research student and a trainee EMDR practitioner.
I have an ACTO accredited qualification to offer online and telephone counselling, a NCPS certificate in Couples Counselling and a certificate in working with Autism. I am a senior accredited Member of the British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy and abide by their ethical framework.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
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
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
£65.00 - £90.00
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
I charge £70 for individuals, or £90 for couples for in person sessions in Banbury on Wednesday afternoons/evenings . To help with affordability, I offer sessions fortnightly (as well as weekly) . In addition I work via zoom or by phone charging £65 for individuals and £85 for couples (Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday).
If you would like to use health insurance, I am registered with AXA, Allianz, Aviva BUPA, Healix, WPA, Cigna, Vitality and Health Assured.
I will reply to all emails and messages, but its possible my email replies will go into your spam. So if you don't hear back from me please send me a text.
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