Jody Lumley

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• CBT and mindfulness

About Jody

Jody Lumley helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions and a broad range of other concerns using a person-centred approach. She is BACP registered and has nine years' experience working with clients from many backgrounds.

Jody uses client-centred counselling as her core approach, and she blends other methods when they suit a person's situation. She names Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Mindfulness, Psychodynamic and Solution-Focused techniques among those she draws on. She also has experience with trauma-focused work and with clients affected by work-related incidents.

Sessions involve talking through current problems and how they affect day-to-day life. Jody encourages practical steps and reflection, and she adapts her way of working to what a person brings to the room. She offers space to consider relationships, parenting pressures, workplace stress and long-term patterns such as attachment and abandonment issues.

She has worked with people affected by domestic violence, self-harm, complex trauma and PTSD, and with those facing serious illness or caregiving stress. Her background includes supporting staff from emergency services and people managing ADHD-related challenges.

Jody qualified as a counsellor in November 2016 and is BACP registered. Her approach aims to be straightforward and conversational, with a focus on practical coping strategies alongside deeper exploration when that is needed.

How her therapeutic approaches work online

Jody commonly uses Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in her work. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and helping people find their own solutions by reflecting on thoughts and feelings; it suits relationship issues, low mood and self-esteem concerns. CBT looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and supports practical strategies for anxiety, depression and coping with change.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will talk through what a person needs, what has helped or not helped before, and agree which methods to try. This is a collaborative process and may change as the sessions progress.

Confirm the exact session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Chat with the service to confirm how sessions are arranged and which formats are available for scheduling.

Topics Jody lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Depression
• Addictions
• LGBT
• Family conflicts
• Intimacy-related issues
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Bipolar disorder
• Coping with life changes
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Blended family issues
• Cancer
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• First responder issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Hoarding
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Veteran and armed forces issues
• Money and financial issues
• Multicultural concerns
• Narcissism
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Personality disorders
• Post-traumatic stress
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Jody

Does she work with anxiety and stress?

Yes. Jody supports people managing stress and anxiety with conversational counselling and practical coping techniques.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses a person-centred approach and integrates other methods such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Mindfulness, Psychodynamic and Solution-Focused techniques.

How much experience does she have?

Jody has nine years' experience and qualified in November 2016.

Is she accredited 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 have sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she accept international clients?

No. She does not accept international clients at this time.

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 with her?

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