Lucy Nicolaysen
Supportive counsellor for relationships and trauma
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About Lucy
Lucy Nicolaysen is a counsellor who focuses on building trust so people can talk about what is troubling them. She aims to make talking feel straightforward and manageable, helping clients find relief from intense feelings and move forward at their own pace. Sessions are a place to describe what has happened and how it affects daily life now.
Lucy listens for patterns and meanings in relationships, memories, and reactions. This helps people make sense of hard experiences and feel less stuck.
Background and approach
She draws on several practical approaches, including attachment work that looks at how early relationships shape current ones, client-centred ways of following the person’s lead, and cognitive behavioural tools that notice and shift unhelpful thoughts and habits. These methods are used to address issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, addictions, self-esteem and grief.
Lucy also supports people dealing with relationship and family concerns, intimacy and sexual issues, parenting strain, sleep and eating problems, chronic illness and caregiver stress. Additional focuses include abandonment and attachment issues, body image, communication difficulties, guilt and shame, and midlife or life-purpose questions.
She brings six years of clinical experience and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Sessions are offered in English and international clients can be supported. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 6
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 395511
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Lucy's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Lucy works with
Everything Lucy lists, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Stress, 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 / 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
Approaches Lucy lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Lucy works online
Client-centred therapy means the counsellor follows the person’s lead and prioritises listening and empathy. In an online setting this looks like open conversation where the therapist reflects back what matters most to the client and helps them find their own answers.
Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and practice small experiments to change them. It is well suited to addressing anxiety, low mood, sleep or eating problems and can include practical exercises discussed during sessions.
Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist will work collaboratively to identify the methods that fit a person’s needs, goals and preferences. This may mean combining elements from different approaches and adjusting as progress is made.
Practical benefits of online work include easier fitting of sessions into a busy week, shorter check-ins when needed, and the option to meet without travelling. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm which formats are offered before booking. Registered or accredited professionals can guide how online sessions might best suit each person’s circumstances.
Questions and answers
What concerns does Lucy work with?
She helps people with relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, self-esteem and anger among other issues.
What is her therapy style like?
Lucy combines attachment-focused listening with client-centred care and cognitive behavioural techniques to help people understand patterns and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours.
How much experience does she have?
Lucy has six years of experience working with clients on a wide range of emotional and relational difficulties.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current session options with the service before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started if I want to work with Lucy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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