Lucy Gray, NCPS

Lucy Gray is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people manage anxiety, stress, low self-esteem and depression. She supports work on life changes, grief, trauma and anger, and offers practical ways to cope with sleeping problems, career worries and compassion fatigue.

Lucy uses a person-centred style that puts each person’s needs first. She listens and follows what matters to the client, then brings in approaches that suit the situation. Sessions often include breathing and mindfulness exercises, practical tasks and conversational tools to help with everyday problems.

Her way of working is trauma-aware and attachment-informed, so she pays attention to how relationships shape feelings and behaviour. Cognitive techniques are used when they fit the aim, such as spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and testing out new ways of responding. Motivational tools help people find momentum to try small changes between sessions.

Lucy also draws on creative methods when useful. She may suggest simple exercises with pen and paper, imagery or noticing parts of oneself to help make sense of difficult emotions. Those techniques are offered alongside straightforward talking therapy and practical goal-setting.

She has three years of clinical experience and holds the NCPS credential. Lucy often works with neurodivergent adults and university students on burnout, communication and family-related concerns, though she adapts to the needs of each person. Sessions are arranged around her availability and the client’s schedule.

How Lucy's approaches work online

Lucy often blends Client-Centred Therapy with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in online sessions. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening without judgement and following what the person wants to talk about, which helps people feel heard and understood. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at thoughts and behaviours, and uses simple exercises to test and change patterns that feed anxiety or low mood.

She may also use Mindfulness Therapy to help reduce stress by teaching short exercises that bring attention back to the present moment. These can be practised during sessions and between them to manage overwhelming feelings and improve sleep or concentration.

Finding the best approach is a shared process. The therapist will work with the client to decide which methods suit their goals, needs and preferences, and will adapt techniques as progress is made.

Online therapy offers practical benefits such as easier scheduling and more options for how to meet. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversational work, phone sessions can fit into a short break or when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging can be useful for brief check-ins or when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around work, study and family life.