About Lydia
Lydia Jenkins is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self esteem, depression, and difficulties linked to life changes. She also supports people dealing with trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, ADHD, and LGBT issues. Lydia works with practical problems like sleeping difficulties, anger, and career strain too.
Lydia uses a person-centred way of working that combines accepting listening with practical exercises. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), attachment-based ideas, mindfulness, existential thinking and narrative approaches.
Background and approach
This mix lets her balance gentle reflection with concrete coping strategies. Sessions are paced around what each person needs. Lydia aims to offer a warm, non-judgemental space where clients steer the session and set the goals.
She says people remain in charge of whether they want short-term focused work or longer exploration. Across her five years of practice she has worked with matters such as abandonment, attachment difficulties, body image, communication problems, and the challenges of chronic illness or caregiving.
She also supports people navigating BDSM, kink and alternative sex culture when that is part of a person's concerns. Lydia is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP. Sessions are provided in English from the United Kingdom, and she accepts international clients.
To begin, people follow the site process to match and schedule a first session.
What Lydia works with
Everything Lydia lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Lydia is listed here; the rest shows what else Lydia works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Lydia lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Lydia's approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice their thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can help with anxiety, depression and getting unstuck from unhelpful patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past relationships affect current connection and trust, and can help with intimacy and relationship-related worries. Client-Centred Therapy centres the person's own experience and aims to offer an accepting, non-directive space for people to talk through what matters to them.Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. Lydia will work together with each person to decide which methods feel most useful, based on their goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process and can change over time as needs evolve.
If you are considering online work, check which session formats are currently offered before booking. Confirming options will tell you whether video, phone or another format is available. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time so appointments are simpler to attend. Registered or accredited professionals, including therapists, often use online work to extend access while keeping focus on the client's goals.
Questions people ask about Lydia
What kinds of problems does Lydia help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, low self esteem, depression, trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, ADHD and a range of related issues.
How would sessions typically feel?
Sessions combine careful listening with practical exercises and coping strategies. The pace is set by the client and sessions can be short or longer term.
What experience does she bring?
She has five years of practice working with issues such as attachment problems, abandonment, chronic illness, body image and communication difficulties.
What credentials and where does she practise?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP, and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She accepts international clients; confirm details about scheduling and time zones when arranging a session.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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