About me
*Please note - I have one session available at the moment, Mondays 9:45am in Middlewich*
Hi, I’m Lyndsey. I provide in-person sessions at the therapy centres I run in Sandbach or Middlewich, for adults, couples and young people 14+.
There are many reasons you might be looking for therapy - from wanting to understand yourself better, to making sense of past experiences, and everything in between.
I have spent over 15 years working for many third sector services; rape and sexual abuse, care experienced adults and young people (those who have been in foster care and children’s homes), domestic abuse and care services, before and during being in private practice. I have walked alongside people in their worst moments (and their best!), and truly, passionately believe that therapy can be life changing.
My approach is down to earth, direct and non-shaming. I am not easily shocked and you don’t have to protect me from the darker, messier parts of your experiences.
I am qualified and experienced in working with many issues, including:
- Anxiety, including OCD, rumination and avoidance
- Trauma and PTSD, including flashbacks, nightmares, suicidal thoughts and dissociation
- Sexual trauma, whether recent or historical
- Childhood abuse and neglect
- Being care-experienced, including foster care, kinship care and residential children’s homes
- Self-harm and suicidal thoughts
- Pregnancy and infant loss and birth trauma
- Parenting and relationship difficulties
- Attachment and difficulties forming or maintaining relationships
- Existential questions, health and death anxiety, and loss of purpose.
Sessions don’t always have to mean sitting opposite each other and talking. If it feels appropriate to you, I can bring creative and experiential approaches into our work, including metaphor and imagery, objects work and somatic focusing - paying attention to what happens in your body as well as what happens in your thoughts.
I run my own discreet, welcoming, purpose-built practices in Middlewich and Sandbach, Cheshire. My spaces are warm, cosy and private, and I welcome people of all identities, including LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent clients.
If you’d like to see whether we might work well together, get in touch for a free no-obligation 20-minute phone call. We can talk about what you’re experiencing, what you’re looking for, and if I might be the right person to help.
If I’m not, we can discuss that together - I’m always happy to suggest other therapists and services I know and trust. It’s important you get the right support, not just my support.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications
- Level 7 Postgraduate Certificate in Attachment, Trauma and Mental Health (currently studying)
- Level 6 Professional Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling (Distinction)
- Level 4 Certificate of Higher Education in Counselling (Distinction)
- Accredited Pregnancy and Infant Loss Practitioner
- Advanced Vocational Certificate in Health and Social Care
Training
- Kink-aware Practice
- Accredited Couples Therapy
- Parenting Post Trauma
- Infant Loss
- ICON
- Understanding BPD
- Gender Diversity
- Talking about Sex in the Counselling Room
- Suicide Awareness
- Working Successfully with Men in Therapy
- Pre-Trial Therapy
- Rainbow Baby Specialist
- Autism Ally Accreditation
- Bibliotherapy
- Food and Mood: Improving Mental Health Through Diet and Nutrition
Experience
Rape and Sexual Abuse Service
Motherwell Cheshire
Pure Insight Cheshire East and Warrington
Brightstone Clinic
Women’s Aid
Community Care Work
Frontline19 volunteer
NHS experience
Memberships
- BACP
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Care Leaver/Care Experienced
Young Adult
Parenting
Pre-Trial Therapy
Therapies offered
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Fees
£80.00 per session
Additional information
Individuals - full hour session: £80
Couples - 75 minute session: £130
When I work
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Further information
I work from peaceful, thoughtfully designed therapy centres in Middlewich and Sandbach - Insightful Life Therapy & Counselling Centres - which I founded to be a safe and welcoming space for both clients and therapists.
Alongside my own practice, I host a small, trusted team of experienced therapists who each bring something unique to the work they do. If I’m not the right fit for you I’m happy to help connect you with someone who might be.
I’m committed to ongoing learning and reflection - I am currently attending university part time completing a postgraduate qualification, I run a monthly professional book club, peer supervision and a peer support group for other therapists. This helps me stay knowledgable and informed, and supports me to keep up to date and always bringing the best of myself to the work we do together.
