About Lucy
Lucy Castro is a counsellor with 11 years of experience offering a calm, non-judgemental space. She works with adults who feel stuck, overwhelmed or unsure about their next steps. Sessions aim to be practical and respectful of each person's pace.
Her style is collaborative and person-centred. She often uses short-term, solution-focused techniques to help people clarify what matters to them and take small steps forward. Lucy listens closely and checks in regularly about how therapy is going so sessions stay useful and relevant.
Background and approach
Lucy has supported people dealing with anxiety, low self-esteem, grief and emotional burnout. She has also worked with national and local charities, which has given her experience with a wide range of life situations. Her practice covers common concerns such as stress, relationships, trauma and coping with life changes.
In sessions she helps people talk through painful experiences and make sense of where they are now. She reinforces practical coping strategies and helps clients build on their strengths. The aim is not to rush change but to create steady, manageable progress.
Lucy offers both online and in-person appointments from the United Kingdom. Conversations are led by the client and shaped around their goals, with adjustments made as needs evolve. English is the language used in sessions and international clients are accepted.
Approaches and Online Options for Anxiety and Life Changes
Lucy blends person-centred care with brief solution-focused work that helps people identify practical next steps. Person-centred work means the conversation follows the client's priorities and pace, while solution-focused elements spotlight small, achievable changes that move things forward. These approaches are useful for anxiety, stress and figuring out life direction.She also draws on evidence-based techniques for processing painful experiences and managing strong emotions. This involves helping people name feelings, build coping strategies and try out different ways of responding in daily life. The therapist and client decide together which techniques feel most helpful as therapy progresses.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual connection matters. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and text messaging suit brief updates, check-ins between sessions or people who prefer writing to talking. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or travel while keeping the focus on the client's goals.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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