Dr Lynsey Kelly
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About me
You don’t like yourself much. You sometimes feel terrified of being alone, and worry people wouldn't want to be your friend if they knew the real you. You feel preoccupied with what others think of you, perhaps fearing rejection or judgement. Sometimes you get cross about being taken for granted, but you bottle it up (or explode). Your bad moods tend to linger and it can be hard to quiet your self-critical voice. Your life seems to have gone off track. You can sometimes feel ungrateful or self-pitying for not enjoying life more.
I help people with low self esteem, anxiety, low mood, trauma, & peer or relationship issues to feel confident, like themselves more, understand and express themselves, reduce avoidance, and feel closer to and supported by others.
You may have experienced parental invalidation and neglect, childhood trauma or abuse, parental mental health difficulties, parentification, bullying, or other forms of childhood adversity.
I work with adults of any age.
As a psychologist, I am highly trained and have particular expertise with young adults and students, childhood adversity, people pleasing and loneliness, disconnection and depression.
You may have tried another therapy like CBT which didn’t quite get to the root of the problem.
You may feel frustrated that “I keep making the same mistakes” despite your best efforts.
I offer therapy to think about your relationships in depth and work on practical solutions to help, with online sessions that fit around your schedule. Clients appreciate my friendly, straightforward approach. Visit my website today for a free 20 minute consultation to tell me about you, and hear how I can help.
*I have availability for April 2024*
Training, qualifications & experience
I have worked across a range of services in the NHS in the last ten years, having qualified in 2015. I currently provide therapy for medical students at Cambridge University.
Qualifications and Training
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. University of East London (2012 - 2015)
Cognitive Analytic Therapy Practitioner Training. Association for Cognitive Analytic Therapy (2018 – 2021)
EMDR training. EMDR Masterclass (2022-2023)
Dealing with Distress: Working with Suicide and Self-Harm. Carolyn Spring (2019)
Embodied Cognitive Analytic Therapy and Trauma. Association for Cognitive Analytic Therapy (2019)
Member organisations
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£130.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Fees are £130 per session.
Contact me today for a free 15 min consultation to hear about how I can help you.
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Further information
I have experience with a range of difficulties including: individuals experiencing anxiety, low mood (feeling sad, loneliness, depression), low self-esteem and self-confidence, family issues, social phobia; and survivors of trauma, sexual abuse, emotional abuse and physical abuse.
