About Luke
Luke Thompson is a counsellor who uses a blend of approaches to help people feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress and relationship issues. He names depression, low self-esteem and bereavement as regular reasons people come to him. Luke writes plainly and meets people where they are, aiming to make therapy feel like company on a difficult journey.
Luke draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based ideas and cognitive behavioural techniques alongside person-centred ways of working.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on emotions and the patterns that keep people stuck, not on labels. He encourages noticing feelings, trying small changes and practising new ways of relating to oneself and others. He describes therapy as an experience built through empathy, honesty and a direct human connection.
That means there is room for grief, anger, shame and the messy parts of life. Luke says the therapeutic relationship itself is a tool for change and uses it to help people feel safer trying different responses. Luke has four years of professional experience and is a member of the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
He offers sessions in English and welcomes people from different countries. Practical needs such as work schedules or caring responsibilities are discussed when planning sessions. People work with Luke to address everyday problems and deeper issues including attachment wounds, feelings of emptiness, codependency and managing life changes.
He aims to be a present companion while clients test new ways of acting, thinking and feeling.
How Luke's approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and act in line with what matters to them. It is useful for anxiety, avoidance and finding direction when life feels confusing.Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships shape present patterns. It can help people understand why they react strongly in close relationships and try new ways of connecting.
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening without judgement and offering acceptance so people feel understood. This approach supports self-esteem and healing from shame or loss.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Luke will talk with clients about their goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. Together they choose methods and try them out, adjusting the plan as progress or new issues emerge.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation and picking up non-verbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or you need a short check-in. Text or chat formats suit ongoing support, brief reflections or times when typing feels simpler.
These formats make therapy more flexible for busy lives, caring responsibilities and different time zones while keeping the focus on regular, consistent work with a registered or accredited professional.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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