Lindsay Westwood, BACP

Lindsay Westwood trained to a Masters level in counselling and psychotherapy and is accredited with the BACP, British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She uses a person-centred approach and draws on a range of practices to meet each person’s needs. Lindsay works with people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, grief and life changes, and with those facing trauma, addiction or mood difficulties.

Her style is down-to-earth and steady. She listens without judgement and helps people notice patterns in their feelings and choices. Sessions can focus on short-term coping strategies or on looking deeper at recurring issues, depending on what feels most useful.

Lindsay has around six years' professional experience and substantial counselling hours working in community settings. She has supported people affected by adverse childhood experiences, sexual abuse, substance misuse in families and grief related to the pandemic. These experiences have shaped her flexible, responsive way of working.

She offers workshops in mindful awareness and inner child work alongside one-to-one sessions. Workshops aim to bring play, breath awareness and practical skills into everyday life. Many people find this mix of talking therapy and practical tools helpful when feeling stuck.

In sessions Lindsay helps set realistic goals and practices that suit each person. She explains things plainly and shares ways to manage strong emotions, sleep problems, concentration difficulties and relationship stress. Her work centres on helping people find clarity and trust in their own choices.

Client-centred care and online ways of working

Lindsay primarily uses Client-Centred Therapy, which focuses on empathic listening and helping people access their own understanding and choices. This approach suits issues like anxiety, self-esteem, grief and relationship concerns where a supportive, non-directive relationship helps people reflect and grow.

She also draws on mindfulness practices to help people manage strong emotions and sleep or concentration difficulties. Mindful exercises in sessions can teach simple breathing and attention skills that reduce immediate distress and improve day-to-day focus.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs and adjust methods as work progresses. This collaborative process means therapy can be short-term and focused or more open-ended depending on what each person wants to achieve.

Online sessions via video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video allows face-to-face conversation, phone can be useful when bandwidth is low, live chat supports shorter check-ins and text messaging lets people reflect between sessions. These options provide flexibility while keeping the therapeutic focus central.