Ryan Lunn, BACP

Ryan Lunn is a BACP counsellor who uses relationship-focused approaches to help people manage anxiety, grief and relationship difficulties. He works with individuals who are dealing with stress, depression, identity concerns and changes in life circumstances. He communicates plainly and offers a calm space to talk things through.

Ryan trained with a BA Hons in Contemporary Relational Counselling and has three years of practice helping clients face painful life events. He offers straightforward, conversational therapy rather than jargon. Sessions aim to make problems easier to understand and to find practical steps forward.

His approach draws on attachment-focused work and client-centred ways of listening. That means attention to how past relationships shape current feelings, and a focus on the person’s own priorities. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy ideas are used when helpful to spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviours.

Ryan often supports people with grief, bereavement, and stress that shows up as anxiety or low mood. He also helps with identity and LGBT concerns, eating and body-image worries, and difficulties around work and life transitions. He will talk through communication and commitment issues and help people manage the emotional fallout of separation or family problems.

Sessions are offered in English and happen online by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. Practical matters such as cost vary with location and a subscription model is used that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to the therapist’s availability.

Using attachment, client-centred work and CBT online

Ryan uses attachment-based work to look at how early and close relationships shape current feelings and reactions. This approach can help people who notice patterns in their friendships, partnerships or ways of coping with stress. Client-centred work means the therapist follows the person’s lead, listens closely and focuses on their goals rather than imposing a plan. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, brings practical steps to notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviours to change how someone feels.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options and adapt methods to suit the person’s needs, goals and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can change as therapy progresses.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from anywhere, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat offers shorter real-time check-ins and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family commitments and everyday life.