Lyndsay Macaulay, BACP

Lyndsay Macaulay helps people facing stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship strain. She supports adults dealing with grief, parenting pressures, sleep and eating concerns, career uncertainty, and other life changes. Lyndsay works with people who have experienced trauma or abuse and those wanting help with intimacy-related issues or self-esteem.

Lyndsay practises a person-centred way of working, which means the client sets the pace and direction of sessions. She also uses cognitive behavioural approaches and hypnotherapy to help address unhelpful thoughts and habits. Sessions are calm and non-judgemental and focus on practical steps as well as exploring underlying feelings.

Her style is warm and steady. She aims to help people notice patterns, build self-awareness, and reconnect with what matters to them. Conversations are collaborative rather than led by the counsellor, and goals are worked on together.

With three years of professional experience and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, Lyndsay brings a clear, approachable manner to sessions. She draws on a range of techniques to suit different concerns and preferences.

People often come for help with attachment issues, neurodiversity-related questions such as autism and Asperger syndrome, communication difficulties, caregiver stress, chronic pain or illness, and eating or body-image struggles. Lyndsay also offers support around domestic violence, dissociation and forgiveness when these are part of a person’s story.

If someone wants to explore therapy, Lyndsay encourages an initial conversation to see how to work together and what aims feel most useful.

How evidence-based approaches work online

Person-centred work focuses on your priorities and pace, offering a steady, listening presence while you make sense of feelings and patterns. This approach helps when someone needs space to reflect, manage stress, or regain clarity in relationships or parenting.

Cognitive behavioural techniques involve identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying practical experiments to change them. CBT is useful for anxiety, low mood, sleep and eating problems because it gives clear tools and steps you can practise between sessions.

Hypnotherapy uses guided relaxation and focused attention to help change habits and manage strong reactions. It can support sleep, stress reduction and addressing patterns that feel stuck.

Finding the right mix is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the person to decide which approaches suit their goals, adjusting methods as needs and preferences become clearer.

Online work offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use face-to-face conversation without travel, phone sessions can fit a short break or be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging makes it possible to check in between meetings or choose a written way to reflect. These options help people fit therapy around work, caring duties and daily life while still working with registered or accredited professionals.