Lyndsey Adderley
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About me
Hi, and welcome to my counselling directory profile.
I’m Lyndsey and I’m an integrative psychotherapeutic counsellor. This means I’m trained in lots of different ways of working and have a wide variety of experiences; I am able to offer a tailored, holistic and expansive approach. No box ticking, no textbook-style responses - just real, human interaction with a knowledgeable therapist with over 13 years experience of supporting people.
Although I am able to work with most issues (and I can make alternative suggestions for you if I’m not the best person for you), if you’ve experienced any of the following, these are my specialisms:
- Trauma
- Abuse (including, but not limited to, childhood, sexual, relationship)
- Being care experienced (foster care or children’s homes)
- Pregnancy and infant loss
- Parenting
- Existential dread/ loss of purpose or feelings of pointlessness
- Anxiety (presenting as OCD, ruminating, avoidance)
As I’m integrative, although talking therapy is the ‘main event’ I’m also able to integrate more creative ways of working if they may be helpful, such as:
- Working with metaphor or imagery
- Objects work (also known as ‘sculpting’)
- Somatic focusing (listening to the body)
If you’re looking for a specific type of therapy, these are the modalities I’m trained in:
- Gestalt
- Person-centred
- Attachment
- Psychoanalysis
- Existential
- Systemic
- Trauma
I run my own therapy practice in Middlewich, Cheshire in a discreet, welcoming space.
If you’re looking for someone who won’t judge, who welcomes all aspects of being human (I’m LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent affirming) whilst wholly and entirely being a safe, focused, consistent and containing space, then please get in touch for a quick, free of charge chat to see if the way I work would helpful for you. I look forward to hearing from you.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications
- Level 6 Professional Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling (Distinction)
- Accredited Pregnancy and Infant Loss Practitioner
- Level 4 Certificate of Higher Education in Counselling (Distinction)
- Advanced Vocational Certificate in Health and Social Care
Training
- Parenting Post Trauma
- Infant Loss
- 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
Experience
Counsellor for RASASC - Rape and Sexual Abuse Service
Counsellor for Motherwell Cheshire - Supporting women and mothers
Parent Mentor Lead for Pure Insight - Trauma informed support for young parents leaving the care system
Memberships
- Birthworkers Network UK
- BACP
I have an up-to-date full enhanced DBS check.
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
£60.00 per session
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Further information
Please contact me via email if you would like to book a free initial telephone consultation - this is an opportunity to have a chat about some of the issues you’re facing and the way I work to see if I’m the right fit for you.
