About me
Wishing You a Warm Welcome
My name is Lucinda, and I am a nurturing, compassionate, and inclusive counsellor, specialising in working with children and young people aged 8-18.
I also work with parents and carers. I understand that holding space for family dynamics can take a lot of energy. My sessions create a gentle pause, a moment for self-care, reflection, and processing experiences, while allowing space to prioritise emotional wellbeing.
Since 2009, I have worked with children, young people, and their families across various educational settings. For the past nine years, I have been a qualified person-centred therapist in a boarding school. I understand the specific challenges children and young people face and offer a dynamic, holistic approach that is developmentally and age-appropriate, tailored to individual needs.
Therapeutic Modalities I Offer
Rooted in a person-centred ethos, I am trained and skilled in the following approaches:
Creative Therapy
Using art and natural materials to facilitate expression beyond the spoken word.
Walk and Talk
Sessions that take place during beautiful walks within the grounds.
ELSA
Supporting emotional intelligence by teaching emotional literacy through creativity.
The Human Toolbox
A neuroscience-based emotional literacy programme designed to help children manage big feelings and create positive change.
Yoga and Mindfulness
Practices to regulate emotions, soothe the nervous system, and support restful sleep.
Counselling Approach
I believe in the importance of being professional while remaining authentic, this balance is central to my practice. The foundation of counselling lies in the therapeutic relationship. I understand that expressing oneself can feel daunting for a child or young person. My warm and friendly manner helps ease that pressure. I create and model a trusting environment where young people can naturally express themselves, build resilience, heal, and grow stronger emotional roots to truly thrive.
I work holistically with a child-centred approach. While I do not believe in quick fixes, I am passionate about nurturing young minds, fostering healing, developing self-awareness, enhancing emotional literacy, sharing knowledge, teaching practical tools, and empowering young people to apply these in everyday life.
Support for Families and Schools
I also work with parents, carers, and schools to provide guidance, resources, skills, and signposting to support children both at home and in school.
Personal Insight and Neurodiversity
I was awarded a First-Class Honours in my Person-Centred Counselling degree. I also have a diagnosis of dyslexia, which I embrace as my superpower, fuelling my creativity and unique perspective. However, I understand that embracing a diagnosis can be a deeply personal journey that requires care and nurturing.
It’s important for children and young people to have the space to reflect, feel seen and valued, and make sense of their way of being. Especially while navigating school, exams, peer relationships, family dynamics, technology, and social media, along with all the challenges that young people face today.
I have extensive experience working with children and young people with diagnoses, dual diagnoses, and working diagnoses of neurodiversity.
I value all human life equally, and this belief lies at the heart of my practice.
Confidentiality
Counselling provides a safe and supportive space that is private, but not secret. I offer a clear confidentiality agreement in the first session, fostering trust and giving children and young people autonomy and a sense of security.
If this resonates with you, I’d welcome hearing from you
I offer a free 15-minute initial call to answer any questions you may have. I warmly invite you to reach out to me here.
Kindest wishes,
Lucinda
Training, qualifications & experience
- BA Person-Centred Counselling Degree (First-class honours) - University of East Anglia and University of Suffolk
- Teen Yoga and Mindfulness Teacher
- Training for counselling survivors of sexual abuse - Sue Lambert Trust
- Emotional Literacy Support Assistant Practitioner (ELSA)
- The Human Toolbox Practitioner
- Access to the Unconscious World - Creative Art from a Person-Centred Model certificate
- Choice Theory & Reality Therapy: An Outdoor-Based Intensive Workshop, Specifically for Professionals Working with Young People
- Child bereavement training
- Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) certificate
- Trauma-informed CPD
As a registered member of the BACP, I value continuous growth and regularly attend CPD training to keep my practice ethical and informed.
Member organisations
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
Fees
£65.00 - £75.00
Additional information
50 minutes – £65
60 minutes – £75
Some children and young people may find shorter sessions a gentle way to begin, while others might value a little more time to explore their thoughts and feelings. Together, we can find the right pace and session length that feels most comfortable and supportive.
When I work
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