About Lucy
Dr Lucy Flitton welcomes people who feel stuck, anxious, low in mood or worn down by life changes. She speaks plainly about recurring relationship patterns, grief, parenting strain, workplace stress and identity questions, including LGBT concerns. Her first aim is to help you find small, practical ways to feel steadier and more in control.
Lucy draws on a range of approaches and chooses what fits each person’s story. She works from a client-centred base and combines psychological ideas from developmental and health psychology.
Background and approach
She uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy alongside attachment-focused thinking to help with emotions, boundaries and relationships. Her practice also includes work on how the body holds emotion, and how language and inner parts shape experience. That can help when trauma, sleep problems, addictions or chronic health issues are part of the picture.
Lucy describes this mix as practical and tailored rather than one-size-fits-all. People tend to learn tools to manage overwhelming feelings, notice unhelpful patterns and try new ways of relating. Sessions also look at meaning and purpose when life changes or loss are involved.
With 17 years of experience, Lucy supports people through both immediate concerns and longer-term shifts. She offers sessions in English from the United Kingdom and can work with international clients. To begin, use the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire before scheduling according to therapist availability.
What Lucy works with
Everything Lucy lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Lucy is listed here; the rest shows what else Lucy works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Lucy lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- 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.
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed by them, and then commit to actions that reflect their values. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours link together and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship experiences shape current patterns and helps people build healthier ways of relating to others.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and agree a plan with the client, tailoring methods to needs, goals and preferences. That collaboration helps make sure techniques are useful and manageable in day-to-day life.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current online options before booking. Many people find online therapy helps fit sessions into a busy week, keeps appointments shorter when needed, and makes it easier to join from different locations. Online work can support ongoing skill practice between meetings and makes it simpler to include sessions around work, family or travel commitments.
Questions people ask about Lucy
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, low mood, addictions, trauma and relationship or intimacy issues, among other concerns.
What style of therapy does she use?
Her work is client-centred and integrative, combining CBT, ACT, DBT and attachment-oriented ideas to meet practical needs.
How much experience does the counsellor have?
Lucy has 17 years of professional experience working in psychological practice and related therapeutic roles.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is listed with BACP and NCPS and works from the United Kingdom.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are provided?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options 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 start working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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