Lynne Sturges, BACP

Lynne Sturges is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. She supports people facing stress, anxiety, grief and depression. Lynne also helps those adjusting to big life changes and people dealing with concerns around relationships and parenting.

She aims to create an open, non-judgemental space where clients can speak freely about thoughts and feelings. Sessions are practical and focused on the issues a person brings. Lynne listens, reflects, and helps people find manageable steps forward.

Her work also includes supporting people coping with chronic pain, long-term illness or disability, postpartum depression, and women's health concerns. She is mindful of the strain that these issues can place on daily life and aims to help people find ways to cope and adapt.

Lynne has experience with matters related to veterans and Armed Forces issues and with trauma and abuse. She approaches sensitive topics gently and aims to build trust so people can talk at a pace that suits them.

People who want a direct, compassionate counsellor may find her approach helpful. She encourages small, achievable changes and works alongside clients as they try new ways of handling difficult moments.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Many of the evidence-based techniques Lynne uses focus on helping people manage strong emotions and day-to-day difficulties. One common approach helps people identify unhelpful thought patterns and try different ways of thinking and reacting. This can be useful for anxiety, low mood and stress by giving practical tools to test and change thoughts.

Another approach emphasises gradual exposure to difficult feelings and memories while developing coping skills. That method is helpful when people are working through grief, trauma or distressing experiences and want a gentle way to face those memories.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Lynne will talk with the client about their goals, preferences and what feels manageable. She will suggest options and adapt methods as the person’s needs and responses become clearer, so the plan grows from a shared decision.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls let people use face-to-face conversation from home, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat can suit shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing, brief communication between scheduled sessions. These options make it easier to fit counselling around work, childcare and mobility needs.