Lidia Alvarez Veas, BACP

Lidia Alvarez Veas helps people who feel overwhelmed by emotion or stuck in difficult patterns. She welcomes those finding relationships hard, struggling with anxiety or stress, or unsure how to make decisions that feel right. Lidia writes in simple, direct ways and offers sessions in English and Spanish to suit different needs.

She aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk at their own pace. In conversations she listens for the practical problems and the feelings underneath them. Together with clients she looks at how past experiences affect current choices and relationships.

Lidia uses a flexible mix of therapy tools to match each person’s situation and goals. That means sessions can include talking things through, identifying unhelpful patterns, and trying new coping strategies. The focus is on small, manageable steps that build confidence and emotional regulation.

She is aware of how trauma can shape coping styles and brings that awareness into every session. Lidia is inclusive and respectful of different backgrounds and life stories. With three years of experience and BACP accreditation, she combines professional training with personal experience of therapy to inform her work.

Practical concerns often come up, such as codependency, communication problems, infertility-related stress, or feeling isolated. Lidia aims to help people develop clearer boundaries, better self-esteem, and more authentic ways of living. Sessions are designed to be straightforward and focused on what will help most right now.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions

Many people benefit from a mix of evidence-based techniques that focus on thoughts, emotions and relational patterns. Cognitive approaches help identify unhelpful thinking and try practical alternatives to reduce anxiety and low mood. Psychodynamic-style work looks at how earlier relationships influence current behaviour and can help when recurring patterns cause distress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with clients to decide which methods suit their needs, goals and preferences. That means trying different ways of working and adjusting based on what helps most over time.

Online sessions offer flexibility for busy or distant clients. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a visual connection matters. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging support ongoing contact and brief reflections between full sessions, making therapy easier to fit around work or family life.