Lucy Myers

Chair of BACP Coaching Division, MA (Psych), PG Cert Coaching (Senior Practitioner)

I’m an experienced Psychotherapist (MA) and Executive Coach (Senior Practitioner) and with a strong business background of leadership experience.  My integrated therapeutic-coaching approach helps clients thrive by combining the solutions-focussed energy of coaching with the healing power of psychotherapy. My collaborative and creative way of working with clients is underpinned by psychological principles of enhancing self-awareness and self-acceptance, enabling authentic and sustainable change to be achieved. With a warm, energetic and compassionate way of being, I draw on a wide coaching and therapy toolkit along with an understanding of workplace challenges, to tailor my approach to the unique challenges and goals of each client.

How can psychotherapeutically-informed coaching can help me?

The solutions-focussed ‘3 Cs’ therapeutic coaching strategy works holistically to support clients to create clarity, confidence and change. My background and skillset enable me to provide the structure and framework necessary to facilitate forward momentum, whilst also working empathically at emotional depth. My psychotherapeutically-informed approach integrates humanistic, psychodynamic, and CBT ways of working to help clients understand their cognitive and emotional responses in the here-and-now, clarify their strengths, identify previously unconscious unhelpful narratives and self-limiting beliefs.

The process is interactive and dynamic, and while we'll work deeply into the challenges you're facing, there will be moments of levity and fun too. Sometimes we will just talk and explore, but we'll often create a written record of our session together for you to reflect on, in the form of notes, a diagram, or plan of action. Sessions usually take place fortnightly or monthly, and we may agree work to be undertaken between sessions, such as practising a new skill (such as regulating the nervous system) or taking a next step towards achieving an objective.  Clients experience enhanced resilience and performance in the short-term, and are supported to develop helpful techniques and coping strategies to ensure coaching goals and longer-term sustainable change is achieved.

With twenty years experience in business roles before retraining in psychology, I fully understand the highs and lows of balancing busy family and working lives, as well as what it takes to create sustainable psychological and behavioural change. As both a qualified and registered Integrative Psychotherapist (MBACP) and Executive Coach (Senior Practitioner MEMCC) working in private practice and within organisations, I help people identify the lives they truly want to lead, and support them throughout the changes they wish to make.

Specialist areas include:

·      Leadership development; career evolution

·      Anxiety, depression, perfectionism and procrastination, addiction and compulsive behaviours, trauma, ADHD, neurodiversity, discrimination

·      Relationship difficulties; understanding attachment style

·      Imposter syndrome: enhancing self-belief and sense of identity

·      Creating optimal and sustainable work-life balance

·      Emotional dysregulation; stress and anger management

·      Strength clarification; resilience enhancement; blocks and barrier removal

·       Mindfulness, with neuroscientific & polyvagal theory influences

·       Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Who do you work with?

While many of my clients are professionals and senior executives, the ‘3 Cs’ principles of achieving clarity, confidence and change can be successfully applied to any emotional or strategic, personal or business challenge, regardless of age, gender, or professional status.  My approach works well for individuals who enjoy working creatively and collaboratively, are psychologically curious and open to challenge, and are motivated to achieve the changes that will enable them to thrive.  A commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is central to my core personal values.

What happens when I contact you?

We will have a free of charge 20 minute Zoom or phone call first of all. Research suggests that feeling confident and trusting within your relationship with your therapist or coach is closely linked with successful outcomes, so it's important for me that you feel confident my approach feels right for you.  We will discuss how therapeutic coaching may help you achieve your goals, and talk about the number of sessions we may like to plan for.

Testimonials:

"Lucy coached me at a crucial time in my career, a time when I needed clear thinking, direction and sound actionable advice. Lucy’s ability to understand, appreciate and bring clarity to our sessions, provided me with the focus that I needed and I was able to follow up with action and progress each time. All of this came with Lucy’s calm and warm personality, which created the perfect environment for me to open up and explore exactly what I needed. I highly recommend Lucy to anyone who is looking to take a confident step forward in their career."

Chief Strategy Director, Media Agency

"My sessions with Lucy have quite simply been life changing. Her warm nature and energy had me feeling at ease from the get go. Lucy has helped me to heal, build and improve on myself and other relationships, which has had such a positive impact on my life and those around me. She has given me the confidence and skills that I need to carry me forward, far beyond our sessions which is invaluable."

Rachel, 31

I offer a free 20 minute telephone or Zoom consultation.  Research shows us that your ability to feel relaxed and trusting within the relationship with your therapist or coach is linked to successful outcomes, and so it's important to me that you feel comfortable with the approach we undertake together. 

In this initial call we'll discuss your current challenges, and how therapeutic-coaching might be able to help you achieve your goals, and create greater fulfilment and wellbeing.  Each 50 minute session after this is £120, and reflecting the dynamic and interactive process described above, sessions take place fortnightly or monthly depending on where you are in the process of change.  I currently work with clients in both short term (up to 6 sessions)  and long term relationships with clients, depending on their individual needs and personal circumstances. 

I work on Zoom, telephone, and face to face, dependent on your location and personal preferences.

My private practice is located in Twickenham in a garden room with private bathroom facilities, and free parking available directly outside the property.