About Melanie
Melanie Lucas is a counsellor with 16 years of experience supporting people with stress, anxiety, grief, bipolar disorder and depression. She works from the belief that each person knows their story best, and she helps them use their strengths to move forward. Her approach is straightforward and respectful and aims to make the first steps toward change feel manageable.
Melanie listens without judgement and helps clients talk through what is most pressing.
Background and approach
She uses client-centred conversations to build trust and clarity. Mindfulness techniques are offered to help with overwhelming emotions and to reduce tension in day-to-day life. Her experience includes work with trauma, abuse and ADHD as well as difficulties around self-esteem and coping with life changes.
She can also support people dealing with caregiver stress, chronic illness, end-of-life concerns and the practical impact of serious health conditions. Melanie is based in the United Kingdom and holds registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She communicates in English and can work with international clients by offering online sessions across several formats.
People meet her for short-term problem-focused work or for ongoing support when life feels overwhelming. Sessions are collaborative - goals are set together and adapted as progress is made. Practical tools, listening and gradual steps are central to her way of working.
How Melanie’s approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The therapist follows the person's lead, helping them name what matters and choose practical next steps. This approach suits people who want a respectful, non-directive space to talk through problems.Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices. These help reduce rumination and make strong feelings easier to notice and manage. Mindfulness can be useful for anxiety, stress and coping with loss or illness.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Melanie will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and adapt methods accordingly. The process is collaborative and paced to fit what the individual needs at that time.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when shorter check-ins are needed or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging let people send messages between sessions or have shorter, flexible contacts during a busy day. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring duties and geographic distance while still accessing support from registered or accredited professionals.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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