Lucy Nicolaysen

• Attachment-based therapy
• CBT methods
• Family and communication

About Lucy

Lucy Nicolaysen works on relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, anxiety and stress, and a wide range of emotional and behavioural concerns using talking therapy. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and has six years' experience.

Lucy aims to help people talk through what is distressing them. She offers sessions where clients can describe what they have been through and what they are experiencing now. Talking in depth is used to build understanding, reduce stuckness and open up options for change.

Her practice covers relationship conflicts and family tensions, panic attacks, grief and loneliness, depression, and issues around self-esteem and anger. She also works with trauma recall, sexual abuse, fertility-related distress, and concerns linked to addiction and intimate relationships.

Lucy attends to attachment and communication patterns that affect how people relate to themselves and others. She draws on cognitive-behavioural methods to address thinking and behaviour that keep problems going, and she uses systemic ideas to look at relationships and family influences.

People come to Lucy for help with caregiving stress, chronic health and disability challenges, body image and eating concerns, parenting strain, and feelings of abandonment or shame. She also supports those coping with life changes, midlife questions, men's issues, and ADHD-related struggles.

Sessions focus on clear, practical work and on understanding emotional patterns. To begin, readers are invited to use the service matching process and book a first session to see if the approach fits their needs.

How her approaches translate to online counselling

Attachment-based work focuses on how early and current relationships shape feelings and behaviour; it looks at attachment patterns and aims to help people understand and change how they relate to others. Client-centred counselling puts the person and their experience at the centre, offering time to talk and be heard so they can make sense of difficult feelings. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and provides practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and day-to-day practicalities and help decide which method or mix of methods suits each person. This is a collaborative process and can change over time as needs shift.

The biography does not state which exact online session formats are used, so please confirm current options before booking. In general, online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also means sessions can take place when someone is away from their usual location, which can help keep continuity of care.

Topics Lucy lists

• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Stress and anxiety
• Addictions
• LGBT
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• Body image
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Divorce and separation
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Impulsivity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Multicultural concerns
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Self-love
• Sex addiction
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexual dysfunction
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Visually impaired
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Trauma-Focused Therapy
• Systemic Therapy

Questions about Lucy

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and panic attacks are listed among her core concerns.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses attachment-based, client-centred and cognitive-behavioural approaches alongside trauma-focused and systemic ideas.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has six years of experience working as a counsellor.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

Yes. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Can I have sessions in English or from abroad?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats does she offer?

The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start counselling with her?

Use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.