Counsellor profile
Lydia Chapman, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - relationships and anxiety
Continue with LydiaWhere Lydia stands
- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 377488
- Experience
- 9 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Person-centred core
- Attachment focus
- CBT techniques
About Lydia
Lydia Chapman is a BACP-registered counsellor with nine years of experience working with adults and young people. She sees people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family difficulties, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, intimacy concerns, eating or sleeping problems, career questions and coping with life changes. Lydia also lists work around attachment issues, adoption and foster care, ageing, body image, chronic illness, codependency and related concerns.
She works one-to-one and has led group work in charity settings and other client-facing roles. Lydia describes an approach rooted in person-centred practice, where the relationship between counsellor and client matters most. Sessions focus on clear communication, being present, and offering unconditional positive regard while helping people talk through what is happening for them.
In practice she blends approaches rather than using a single method. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques may be used to address anxious thinking and unhelpful behaviours. Attachment-based ideas help look at how early relationships affect current patterns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas support people who want to understand feelings and improve connection in relationships.
Lydia trained with a BSC Hons in therapeutic counselling and supervision and holds a Diploma in Counselling. She also has a diploma in holistic therapies and mental health first aider experience. Her BACP registration is part of her professional profile in the UK.
Sessions can be arranged remotely for people anywhere or face to face in her local area. Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first appointment.
How sessions work
How her approaches work for remote counselling
She uses a person-centred core alongside evidence-informed methods to structure remote work. Attachment-based ideas look at how early relationships shape current patterns and can help people who struggle with clinginess, avoidance or codependent habits. Client-centred practice focuses on presence, acceptance and helping the client lead the conversation so they can make sense of what matters most to them.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) offers practical ways to spot and change thinking and behaviour that maintain anxiety or low mood. CBT in remote sessions often includes simple exercises to try between meetings and short check-ins about how those tasks went. Lydia will work with each person to blend these approaches so they fit the problems they bring and the goals they set together.
Because the biography does not list specific remote formats, confirm the session types available before booking. Remote work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed and remove travel time. The therapist will discuss what will suit the client's routine, preferences and goals during the initial matching and scheduling process.
Areas of focus
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Primary focus
Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
9+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues as well as trauma, depression, addictions, grief and codependency-related patterns.
How would she work with people in sessions?
Her style is person-centred with an emphasis on the therapeutic relationship. She uses clear communication, presence and unconditional positive regard while introducing techniques as needed.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of therapeutic practice working one-to-one and in groups across charity and counselling settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I book sessions if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered to international clients; she states she can work remotely for people anywhere.
What session formats are available?
The biography indicates she can work remotely and also offers face-to-face work in her local area. Confirm the current session options before booking.
How are fees arranged?
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first appointment.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.