Lydia Chapman

Lydia Chapman is a counsellor with nine years of experience working with adults and young people. She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and relationship and intimacy concerns. Lydia also helps with addictions, grief, eating and sleeping difficulties, career worries and major life changes. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Lydia uses a person-centred foundation in her work. That means she aims to offer a respectful, non-judgemental space and listens carefully to what matters to each person. Sessions focus on understanding feelings, building trust, and helping people make changes that matter to them. Her approach blends several methods to suit the individual. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used to look at thought patterns and practical coping steps. Attachment-based ideas help unpack relational patterns and how early experiences affect close relationships. Lydia has worked in charities and in both one-to-one and group settings. She has experience with issues such as domestic and sexual abuse, self-harm and suicidal ideation, eating disorders, personality-related problems, and learning difficulties. She also addresses caregiver stress, chronic illness and bereavement. She offers therapy remotely to people worldwide and also provides face-to-face sessions in her local area. To begin, clients typically complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange sessions according to availability.

How Lydia’s approaches work online

Many aspects of Lydia’s main approaches translate well to remote work. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people notice and change how they relate to others. This can be useful for relationship struggles, intimacy concerns and attachment issues. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and providing unconditional positive regard. In remote sessions this means the counsellor offers presence and empathic communication so the person feels heard and understood. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and introduces practical strategies to manage anxiety, low mood and unhelpful routines. Finding the right approach is part of the process. Lydia will work together with each person to identify which methods fit their goals, needs and preferences. That collaborative decision is revisited as therapy progresses to ensure the work remains relevant. Confirm the session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it simpler to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also allows therapy to reach people who live further away from her local area.