This professional is currently not accepting new clients at this time.
This professional is currently not accepting new clients at this time.
About me
Hi, I’m Lynne.
If you’re here, you may be feeling tired from carrying so much on your own for such a long time. Maybe anxiety lingers quietly in the background, never quite easing, or your thoughts spiral and keep circling, never being able to find a moment of rest.
Whatever has brought you to this place in your life, you deserve a gentle space and the time, where your story can be heard, and where you can set down the weight you’ve been carrying, even if it is just for a moment.
I am a qualified counsellor offering a calm, compassionate space where you can slow down, reflect, and feel heard without judgement. I believe that healing begins through genuine connection and that each person’s story deserves to be met with care, curiosity, and respect.
I am working with clients experiencing various issues, including stress, anxiety, relationship breakdown, burnout, historical and current abuse and depression; I fully comply with the NCPS Ethical Framework for Counsellors’ and follow the NCPS Guidelines for online Counselling and Psychotherapy.
I work in private practice and offer face to face therapy in a calm private therapy room in Cardiff and also provide online or telephone counselling. I work with adults from aged 18 years up to and beyond retirement.
My work is grounded in a humanistic, person-centred approach, based on the belief that the client is the expert in the room. Through warmth, empathy, and authenticity, I support clients to reconnect with their inner resources and find their own way forward. I do not offer advice or personal opinions, as my aim is to empower individuals to follow their own path. This space belongs to you, not me. It is your time and you lead the pace; I will walk alongside you. There is no expectation for you to be anything other than yourself.
I support exploration of challenges whilst helping clients reconnect with their strengths, resilience, and sense of self. Alongside person-centred therapy, I draw on an integrated approach, recognising the value that other therapeutic models can offer. I embrace difference and I will tailor my approach based on your needs in a non-judgemental environment. You will always be accepted for who you are and I will meet you there and we’ll begin to untangle everything together.
With over 45 years of experience working with both adults and children across a wide range of issues, my goal is to create a safe, trusting environment where unwanted feelings and difficulties can be explored by supporting understanding, healing, and meaningful change. I’m a real person first and counsellor second. I am a human who knows what it feels like to be on the other side and sit where the client sits.
I am experienced in working with care experienced adults and children and survivors of domestic abuse and sexual abuse. I understand how early and relational trauma can impact upon self worth, trust and identity. I have supported individuals through some of life's most challenging moments and that experience has shaped my deep belief in resilience, dignity and the importance of gaining an holistic understanding of each person within their wider life context.
In the uncertain world we currently find ourselves living in, it is completely understandable to feel anxious, unsettled or overwhelmed at times. When so much feels unpredictable, your mind and body are simply trying to make sense of it all-but you don't need to do that alone.
I also work with expats overseas or those who have returned to the UK. My clients are based in the UK and I also work with international clients worldwide (excluding USA and Canada).
If you’re questioning whether this is the right time, and your struggles are enough, or perhaps you feel too overwhelmed to ask for support, please know that you don’t need to measure them. You are welcome here exactly as you are, wherever you find yourself right now. You can let yourself pause for a moment; soften your grip, unclench your jaw, and allow a little of the tension to ease....
Lets find some time to talk. Please feel free to send me a message. I would love to hear more about what you are going through. Finding the right fit with a therapist is important and if it turns out its not me I'm here to help you find someone who is.
‘’Sometimes the bravest and most important thing you can do is just show up’’
Training, qualifications & experience
Training
I have undertaken extensive training over the years including:
- Telephone and Online Counselling
- Safeguarding & Child Protection
- Attachment and Loss
- Multicultural Awareness
- Trauma-informed practice
- Telephone and Online Counselling
- Mindfulness
Professional Memberships
- MNCPS (Accredited)
- Social Care Wales
Therapeutic Counselling and Psychotherapy Qualifications
- Level 5 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Skills and Theory
- Level 2 Basic Approaches to Counselling Skills in Ethics, Theory and Practice
Academic Qualifications
- QCF Level 5 Leadership Children and Young Peoples Workforce
- NVQ Level 4 Leadership and Management
- Post Qualifying Award in Social Work (advanced social work practice/management)
- CQSW
- DipSw
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer a free 15 minute initial consultation if this is what you would like-no pressure; just for us to get a feel for each other and see how I work and if I am the right fit for you. Each counselling session following that, if you decide you would like to proceed, lasts for 50 minutes.
Couples Counselling is £80 an hour and adjusted if longer sessions are agreed.
When I work
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I operate waiting lists for specific hours/days. Please give me a call and I will be as flexible as possible.
Further information
I support adults with a range of challenges including:
- stress
- anxiety
- abuse
- depression
- domestic violence
- emotional regulation
- lack of confidence and self esteem
- relational issues
- experiencing a sense of being at a standstill in your life
- neurodivergence
- low mood
