Dr. Lucy Flitton

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Sleep and addictions

About Lucy

Dr Lucy Flitton helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, low mood, relationship patterns, grief and major life changes. She uses a client-centred approach, drawing on a mix of psychological models to talk through what is happening and find practical ways forward. Dr Flitton is a member of the BACP and NCPS and has 17 years of professional experience.

She offers straightforward, conversational work that looks at how thoughts, behaviours and physical sensations interact. Sessions may cover sleep problems, addictions, intimacy-related issues, parenting concerns, and difficulties with self-esteem or anger. She also works with neurodiversity topics and complex presentations such as co-morbidity and bipolar issues.

Her approach brings together Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioural ideas, attachment-based thinking and elements of dialectical behaviour work within a client-centred frame. She also draws on developmental and health psychology and existential ideas when these are helpful to a person’s story.

Dr Flitton has experience with trauma-related difficulties and uses somatic and polyvagal-informed perspectives alongside internal family systems concepts to explore how emotions show up in the body and in relationships. She also looks at how language shapes experience, informed by NLP practice.

Sessions aim to give clear tools for managing overwhelming feelings, strengthen boundaries and increase everyday functioning. Practical goals might include sleep stabilisation, coping strategies for anxiety, or improving communication patterns in close relationships. To begin, people are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

How her approaches translate to online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, and then commit to actions that matter. It is often used for anxiety, stress and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current relationships and helps people change interaction habits and build more secure connections.

Choosing a therapeutic approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and then agree a way of working that fits the person’s needs. That process is collaborative and can be adjusted as therapy progresses.

The biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm available options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also allow people to work from a quieter environment or avoid being on camera if they prefer, helping therapy fit better around everyday life.

Topics Lucy lists

• Stress and 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 and AIDS
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Intellectual disability
• Isolation and 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 addictions
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sex addiction
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexual dysfunction
• Sexuality
• Quitting smoking or vaping
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Somatization
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• 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

Questions about Lucy

What concerns does she address?

She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, sleep and eating issues, relationship and intimacy-related problems, grief, parenting and career challenges.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses a client-centred framework with methods from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioural approaches, attachment-based work and dialectical behaviour ideas.

How long has she been practising?

She has 17 years of professional experience as a counsellor and psychologist.

What are her credentials and location?

She is listed with BACP and NCPS and practises from the United Kingdom.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients.

What session formats does she run?

The biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

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 working with her?

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