Lydia Jenkins, BACP

Lydia Jenkins is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression. She supports those coping with life changes, trauma and grief, and people managing relationship or intimacy-related difficulties. Lydia also works with concerns such as ADHD, sleep problems, anger, career strain and compassion fatigue. She uses everyday language and straightforward methods to help clients take practical steps forward.

Lydia brings five years of experience and practises as a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Her base is person-centred work, where the client’s perspective leads the session. She combines that with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness to help people notice their thoughts and choose actions that match their values.

Attachment-based ideas are used to look at how past relationships shape current patterns. Lydia can help unpack feelings linked to abandonment, attachment difficulties and intimacy concerns. She also supports people dealing with autism or Asperger syndrome, avoidant personality patterns, body image and issues around BDSM, kink and alternative sexual cultures.

In sessions she balances listening with practical exercises. Together with the client she will build coping strategies and practice small steps to change. The aim is to work at a pace that feels manageable and to keep the client in control of how therapy proceeds.

Lydia works from an integrative approach, drawing on narrative and existential ideas when they help make sense of life choices and meaning. Her style is warm, non-judgemental and focused on the person in front of her. If you are considering therapy, she asks that you take the first step and book to see if her way of working feels right for you.

Approaches that guide online work and conversations

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them. It focuses on choosing actions that match personal values, which can help with anxiety, depression and feeling stuck.

Client-centred therapy puts the person’s experience at the heart of sessions. The counsellor listens closely and reflects what is said, creating space for people to find their own answers when dealing with grief, low self-esteem or life changes.

Attachment-based ideas look at how early relationships shape current patterns. Using this approach can be useful for intimacy issues, attachment worries and feelings of abandonment.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lydia will talk with clients about goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try. This is a collaborative process that can change as needs evolve.

Session practicalities should be checked before booking because the biography does not list specific formats. Confirm which session types are offered and choose what fits your routine. Online work can make fitting therapy into a busy week easier, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when that suits you. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists often use these options to help therapy fit everyday life without requiring large disruptions.