Lucy Chewins

I’m Lucy (she/ her) the founder of Green Sky Counselling and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I have been working with children, young people and adults in a range of roles for over twelve years. I have experience in supporting people with depression, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, stress and many other difficulties that may be causing tangled thoughts and feelings. I will not tell you what to do, never judge and find connecting with people and sharing trust is a privilege, helping you feel supported to share whatever is troubling you.

Green Sky Counselling offers a range of confidential therapy sessions to young people 11+ and adults in the BCP and wider Dorset areas. 

Green Sky Therapeutic Play Psychotherapy offers a tailored approach for your child aged 5 - 13 through the use of integrative, holistic and non-directive Therapeutic Play, combined with my Counselling and Eco-Therapy work. 

Adult Counselling

I have experienced my own personal counselling as an adult during my training and can identify the starting point you are at. I believe that by making your way to my website, you have taken the first step in moving forward on your life journey.  The sessions are yours and what you talk about is up to you. There are all kinds of reasons you might decide to start counselling, and what you talk about in the sessions will probably depend on that. If on the other hand, your reason is less specific (for instance, if you have been experiencing symptoms of anxiety or depression) we can start there and explore these feelings.

I offer traditional talking therapy, walk-and-talk therapy, and creative therapy interspersed into these sessions if the client finds this appealing. All my therapeutic work is underpinned by the BCAP’s Ethical Framework. 

Children's Therapeutic Play Counselling

Therapeutic Play integrated as the foundation of child’s counselling sessions has huge benefits in enabling children to explore what is troubling them in a non-confrontational way. The adult expectation of conveying feelings through words is not expected or required in this therapeutic approach- instead using sand play, clay, puppets, art, role play and toys to express a symbolic and metaphorical language to represent life and the difficulties they may be experiencing. This style of therapy helps children explore their individual experiences and responses to their world in their own time, in a deeply meaningful but safe way, resulting in them feeling less overwhelmed and making things more manageable over time. 

Your child will also have the option to integrate Eco-Therapy into their sessions from a space in the garden on site. This work is underpinned by the PTUK and BACP's Ethical Framework. 

Young People Counselling

I have not forgotten the challenges of being a young person and this is one of the reasons I am so passionate about supporting young people in their lives today. The challenges and stresses you may be experiencing are vast including, exams, relationships, school, identity, family, bullying, online problems, worries about the future and mental and physical health.

In addition to your worries, your brain is changing, which will impact how you think, feel and interact with others. I will never judge you and accept you as a unique individual, working alongside you to understand yourself better, accept yourself, and manage your feelings and stresses all in a neutral place.

Please see my website for further information – greenskycounselling.co.uk

Children's Therapeutic Play Psychotherapy sessions can support children experiencing difficulties with:

Emotional Regulation

Resilience

Anxiety

Nightmares

Friendship Issues

Peer Pressure

Separation Anxiety

Parental Separation

Divorce

Bedwetting

Communication Problems

Sensory Overload

Self-Expression

Confidence

Self Esteem

School related worries

Concentration

Relationships with others

Stress

Understanding their own thoughts and feelings

Low mood and depression

SESSIONS AND FEES FOR ADULT AND YOUNG PEOPLE COUNSELLING

If you are interested in working together please make contact with me where we can arrange a brief introductory conversation, up to 15 minutes, giving us the opportunity to meet and for you to ask any questions you may have.

Following this introduction, and if you decide to continue, we will arrange a full 50-minute initial consultation session, which will allow us to explore what has brought you to counselling in more detail, what you would like to gain from sessions together, and your background and history. There is no obligation to agree to sessions following this consultation.

If you would like to move forward in sessions together, we will then agree on a day and time that suits us both and discuss whether you would like talking therapy, walk and talk therapy or a mixture of both.
A brief phone introductory conversation 

ASSESSMENT SESSION: £45.00 (50 MINUTES)

CLINIC SESSION: £50 (50 MINUTES) 

Please note: you can choose to pay in advance of the session via BACS or on the day in cash or card. 

You are also able to purchase a block of 6 sessions.

SESSIONS AND FEES FOR THERAPEUTIC PLAY PSYCHOTHERAPY

If you feel Integrated Therapeutic Play Counselling can support your child, please visit the website and complete the SDQ form on the Pricing page or the Next Steps section of the Therapeutic Play Psychotherapy page. 

Once this form has been attached to the email, please include a brief description of how you feel I can support your child. We can then arrange a free, brief introductory conversation, for up to 15 minutes, giving us the opportunity to chat and for you to ask any questions you may have.

Following this introduction, and if you decide to continue, we will arrange a full 50-minute initial consultation session. There is no obligation to agree to sessions following this consultation.

If you and your child would like to move forward with sessions, we will then agree on a day and time that suits us both.

ASSESSMENT SESSION: £50 (50 MINUTES)

CLINIC SESSION: £70 (50 MINUTES)

Please note: You can choose to pay in advance of the session via BACS or on the day in cash or card. You are also able to purchase in advance month-by-month sessions in a block.

For further information and FAQ's please see my website - greenskycounselling.co.uk

Talking therapy

In a quiet location in Parkstone, Poole, I offer talking therapy sessions from a secluded and confidential Coach House.
The Coach House is warm and welcoming with a homely yet professional feel, with its own access.

I listen and offer a safe place to talk, helping you find your own answers without judgement. Together, we can make sense of things and resolve or find a way to live with complicated feelings.

I can help you recognise unhelpful patterns in the way you think and behave, finding ways to change them if that is what you want to do.

Therapeutic Play and Eco Therapy 

There is a playroom equipped for Therapeutic Play sessions and an area of the fully enclosed garden to explore Eco Therapy. This is all on the ground floor of the Coach House building in Parkstone. 

It is important that the parent is able to commit to supporting their child to attend regular, weekly sessions at the same time for the duration of the agreed period of therapy.

Your child will need to wear clothes and shoes that they are able to be messy in.

Walk and talk therapy

This is where the therapeutic components of talking therapy remain but are simply taken outdoors.

Walking side by side can be much less intimidating and helps release inhibition.

This style of therapy can benefit many people, as maybe you like the outdoors or work/spend lessons inside a building and don’t get a chance to be outdoors much.

Being outdoors is intrinsically linked to allowing our thoughts to come free. Whether still or walking, we will work at a pace that suits you.

Creative Therapy 

Integrating creativity into sessions will always be the client’s choice. This is not about being good at creative arts but nourishing our creative avenues, allowing us to see the joy found in unshackling ourselves from the constraints of expectations.

Creativity in therapy allows symbolic expression and communication, making all the difference to someone finding it hard to put their thoughts and feelings into words.

See my website for further information - greenskycounselling.co.uk