Lucy Lea

I currently have availability on Wednesdays and Friday mornings

Hello - I'm Lucy. I'm an experienced psychodynamic counsellor offering space and time to people who are finding life overwhelming, confusing, challenging, empty or stressful. 

I have extensive clinical experience in issues such as:

• Relationships and family
• Childhood trauma and abusive relationships
• Living with neurodivergence and parenting neurodivergent children
• Anxiety, depression and feeling low

Clients approach me with challenges including depression, anxiety, self harm and low mood.

I offer weekly counselling sessions in a quiet private room in the Regency Practice in central Cheltenham. 

My counselling style is to hold what you bring with a non-judgmental and gentle curiosity, recognising the huge courage it takes to step into a counselling room, and the compassion you need to sit with what is difficult.

I have a background in psychodynamic counselling, having trained with Gloucestershire Counselling Service, a highly regarded charity. Psychodynamic training recognises that our early experiences in life can shape how we experience things today, often in ways that we are not aware of. Through gentle support and exploration, we can work together to find greater understanding and meaning in our present experiences.

I am registered with the British Association of Psychotherapists and Counsellors (BACP). This means I work to high ethical and professional standards, and that I have regular supervision and ongoing training to ensure my practice is as safe and effective as it can be.

I offer a free 15-minute initial consultation by phone. This gives you a chance to see if you think we could work together.

After this, we would meet in person for a 50-minute session in one of the quiet, private therapy rooms at Regency Practice in Cheltenham. In this session, you can share a bit more about what brings you to counselling. It gives me a chance to find out a bit about you and for us to think about how we might work together. You can then decide if you want to continue with weekly sessions. All sessions are charged at £55, either by bank transfer or cash.