Lydia Chapman, BACP

Lydia Chapman is a counsellor with nine years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties. She works with individuals on issues such as trauma and abuse, addiction, grief, intimacy concerns, sleep and eating worries, and life transitions. Lydia uses everyday language and a calm, respectful manner to help people think about their thoughts and everyday habits. Her work draws on a person-centred foundation. She emphasises a strong therapeutic relationship and offers a non-judgemental space where people can talk through painful experiences and practical problems. Lydia blends different approaches to fit each person’s needs rather than following a single method. She has supported adults and young people both one-to-one and in groups across charities and community settings. Her background includes a Bachelor of Science with Honours in therapeutic counselling and supervision, a diploma in counselling, and additional diplomas in holistic therapies. Lydia is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. In sessions she focuses on listening carefully, reflecting back what she hears, and helping clients identify small, useful changes to daily habits and thinking. She can address attachment-related concerns, abandonment and foster care issues, body image and caregiver stress among other areas of focus. Lydia offers therapy remotely to people worldwide and can also meet face to face in her local area. If travelling or remote access is a concern, she will discuss what will work best for each person before starting work together.

How attachment and CBT approaches work online

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. Online work can help people notice how they connect and respond to others, and practise new ways of relating with guidance from the counsellor. Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s experience at the centre. The therapist offers empathic listening, presence and acceptance so people can make sense of their feelings and choose changes that suit them. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and everyday habits affect mood and behaviour. In remote sessions a counsellor can support practical tasks such as tracking thoughts, testing unhelpful beliefs and setting manageable behaviour experiments between meetings. Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs, and then agree on approaches to try. This is a collaborative process and can be adjusted as progress is made. Please confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, as options may vary. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life by reducing travel, allowing shorter check-ins during a break, or offering a quieter space when that helps. Registered or accredited professionals can use remote work to combine talking, practical exercises and homework so therapy fits around a person’s routine.