Lucy Castro

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Counsellor Psychotherapist MBACP, CPCAB Dip

About me

Therapy offers a space to pause, reflect, and begin to understand yourself with greater kindness and clarity.

Hello, I’m Lucy. I’m an integrative, person-centred therapist offering a warm, supportive space where you can explore your thoughts and feelings at your own pace.

I believe the therapeutic relationship itself can be a powerful place for healing, growth, and new understanding. My aim is to provide a space where you feel genuinely heard, accepted, and able to speak freely about whatever may be on your mind.

My approach is grounded in person-centred therapy while also drawing on attachment-based understanding. This can help us gently explore how past relationships and experiences may still be shaping how you feel about yourself and others today. With curiosity and care, we can begin to notice patterns, deepen self-awareness, and open up new ways of relating.

I work with openness, flexibility, and patience, recognising that each person’s story is unique. Together we can find a way of working that feels comfortable and supportive for you.

Before training as a therapist, I worked as a voice coach and meditation guide. This experience deepened my appreciation of the body–mind connection, and sometimes we may gently bring awareness to the body as another way of understanding emotions or stress.

Taking the first step into therapy can feel daunting. My hope is to offer a steady, compassionate space where you can reflect, feel supported, and move forward in ways that feel meaningful for you.

Sometimes the most important step is simply allowing yourself a space where your experience truly matters.

Training, qualifications & experience

  • Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (CPCAB Level 4)
  • Certificate in Counselling Studies (CPCAB Level 3)
  • Certificate in Counselling Skills (CPCAB Level 2)
  • Voice Coaching
  • Meditation Facilitation

Member organisations

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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.

Areas of counselling I deal with

Therapies offered

Fees

£50.00 per session

Concessions offered for

  • Low income
  • OAPs
  • Students
  • Trainee counsellors
  • Unemployed
  • Refugees

Additional information

£50 per 50 minute session

When I work

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Early morning
Morning
Early afternoon
Late afternoon
Evening

Further information

Clients I work with: All adults – young and old.  

Ethical Framework and Insurance: I adhere to the BACP principles and guidelines for ethical practice. I am fully insured and have regular supervision. 

Next Steps: When you contact me, I offer an initial telephone consultation free of charge, where we can discuss your needs and I can answer any questions. Then, if you are interested in proceeding, we can arrange a suitable time and day for the first session. Sessions are 50 minutes and take place at the same time, online or by telephone, each week. I offer short and long-term counselling. 

York, North Yorkshire, YO31

Type of session

Online

Types of client

Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)

Key details

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Online platforms

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