About Roy
Roy Ka Yiu Lam is a counsellor who combines practical talking therapy with clear steps to help people feel steadier. He draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to address everyday problems like stress, anxiety, low self‑esteem and career worries. Roy works in English and Cantonese and practises in the United Kingdom.
He also lists LGBT concerns among his focus areas. Before training in counselling, Roy spent over 30 years in human resources, which gives him experience with workplace pressures and career transitions.
Background and approach
He completed a Master in Social Sciences (Counselling) at the University of Hong Kong in 2017 and later moved to the UK in 2021. He has volunteered as a counsellor in Hong Kong and has supported people dealing with family and relationship strain, hearing impairment, depression and anxiety.
In sessions he uses straightforward, goal-focused conversations and practical techniques from CBT to look at thoughts and behaviours. He also draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas to help people notice and discuss emotional patterns that affect relationships and connection. Bowen family systems ideas may be brought in when family history or role patterns are relevant.
Clients can expect a calm, structured approach that aims to make small changes feel manageable. Roy describes his work as supportive and collaborative, helping people find ways to cope with life changes and grief, and to rebuild confidence. He works with individuals on a range of concerns such as parenting stress, anger, intimacy-related issues, addiction and immigration-related worries.
Roy’s combination of workplace experience and counselling training shapes a practical style intended to fit into busy lives.
What Roy works with
Everything Roy lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Roy is listed here; the rest shows what else Roy works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Sexuality
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Roy lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How CBT and Emotionally-Focused Work Translate Online
Roy uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and change small behaviours that cause stress or low mood. CBT focuses on practical exercises and short-term goals, which often fit well into weekly sessions. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice difficult feelings and how those feelings affect connections with others; it supports work on attachment, communication and intimacy issues.Finding the right way of working is part of the process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and choose an approach together. That collaborative step helps shape whether more CBT-style tasks or deeper emotion work is the best fit for someone’s priorities.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the available session formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten travel time and allow follow-up tasks to be completed between sessions. It can also make brief check-ins simpler when someone needs a quick review of coping strategies. Registered or accredited professionals, including therapists who use CBT and EFT, often adapt materials and exercises so clients can use them between meetings and practise new ways of relating in daily life.
Questions people ask about Roy
What kinds of problems does this counsellor help with?
He helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self‑esteem, career pressure and depression. He also lists relationship, family and LGBT-related concerns among his focus areas.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses practical conversations with techniques from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and emotionally-focused work. Sessions aim to identify patterns and try small changes that feel manageable.
What background does he bring to his counselling?
He has eight years of counselling experience and over 30 years working in human resources, which informs his approach to workplace and career issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is practising in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Cantonese.
Can people outside the UK work with him?
He does accept international clients; check time zones and scheduling when arranging sessions.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with him?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
More counsellors who work with stress & anxiety
See all of them
Joe Roberts
BACP
3 years in practice
Therapist blending psychodynamic and trauma work
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Grief
Guy Illingworth
BACP
4 years in practice
Experienced person-centred psychotherapist
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
Halima Butt
BACP
3 years in practice
Warm, practical counselling for life’s challenges
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family
- Self esteem