Lucy Hill

My Monday morning slots are currently full.

I will be opening more slots during the day on Tuesday or Thursday in East London shortly.

My counselling room is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible. 

There are times where we feel overwhelmed by life, burdened by grief, fear, hopelessness or the pain of past experiences. I’m here to sit with you in whatever challenges you are experiencing so that you have an empathic companion to walk beside you through them.

I’ve worked with clients of all ages and backgrounds facing issues such as trauma, bereavement, anxiety, feeling lost or stuck, depression, loneliness, systemic injustice, a search for meaning and challenges in relationships with others. This has included working with older clients experiencing life shifts like retirement, separation, spousal and/or parental bereavement, health issues and kids growing up and moving away.

I am a volunteer counsellor at Mind, a leading national mental health charity, and previously volunteered at Camden Council Parent’s and Carer’s Counselling Service. Before training as a therapist I worked in social justice charities including in youth, LGBTQI+, workers rights and environmental sectors. This commitment to social justice remains integral to my work and feeds into my LGBTQI+ and neuroaffirmative approach.

I am BACP registered with a Diploma in Integrative Counselling from The Minster Centre in London, one of the leading counselling training institutions in Europe. I am also currently working towards my Masters in Integrative Psychotherapy and Counselling at The Minster Centre.

I am an integrative therapist which means I use various therapeutic approaches, combining them in a way that works for you.

I believe the relationship between client and therapist is the heart of therapy. It is in this non-judgemental, warm and containing space that it becomes safer to explore, examine and discover the parts of your experience that are bringing you pain and seek to be with, process and re-organise them.

Working psychodynamically, we might look at how your past is impacting your present - often unconsciously - making you feel stuck repeating patterns that make you unhappy.

Working existentially, we might explore your worldview, the unique way you see and experience life, and how you might authentically meet its challenges - those that are within and beyond our control.

I might also bring in body psychotherapeutic approaches - supporting you to build a relationship with your body that allows it to become an ally in healing. What is held by your body? What has your body forgotten how to express? How are your thoughts and feelings impacted by your physical sensations?