About Lindsay
Lindsay Sykes is a counsellor with 15 years' experience based in the United Kingdom. She is easy to talk to and listens carefully. People come to her for help with anxiety, stress, grief and other life difficulties.
She aims to support people so they feel more purposeful and better able to cope with day-to-day life. Lindsay uses a person-centred way of working that treats the client as the expert in their own story.
Background and approach
Sessions move at the client’s pace and can be gentle or more challenging depending on need. The relationship between counsellor and client is central and built on trust and mutual respect. She also practises cognitive behavioural approaches, using clear, practical tools when they suit the person and the issue.
Worksheets, thought records or behavioural experiments may be suggested, but only when the client agrees that they are helpful. Other techniques that may be drawn on include mindfulness, journaling and simple creative exercises such as art-based tasks. These are used alongside talking to help people notice patterns, manage strong feelings and find new ways of coping.
Lindsay has particular experience supporting people through bereavement, miscarriage and pregnancy loss, fertility concerns and loss-related counselling after Covid-19. She has worked with a wide range of issues including self-esteem, depression, addictions, trauma, sleep problems and compulsive behaviours. She welcomes international clients and runs sessions in English.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Lindsay draws on person-centred counselling which focuses on listening, understanding and following what matters to the client. This approach helps people feel heard and supported while they make sense of difficult emotions and decisions.She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and to try practical changes. CBT-based tasks might include keeping short worksheets, testing out new ways of thinking or planning small behavioural experiments to reduce anxiety and improve mood.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client discuss goals, preferences and what feels useful. Together they try methods that fit the person and adjust as therapy progresses so the plan remains relevant and workable.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video sessions let people work visually and have a fuller conversation. Phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit those who prefer written conversations or need more flexible timing. These options help make therapy fit around work, family and travel commitments.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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