Dr. Lucy Flitton, BACP, NCPS
Dr Lucy Flitton meets people who are exhausted by worry, low mood or repeating relationship patterns.
About Lucy
Dr Lucy Flitton meets people who are exhausted by worry, low mood or repeating relationship patterns. She speaks plainly about the everyday strain of parenting, work stress and grief. If feeling 'off' has become the norm, she helps people find clearer thinking and steadier days.
Lucy has 17 years of professional experience and holds BACP and NCPS credentials. She uses a client-centred stance, so conversations begin with what matters to the person in front of her.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on practical steps to manage overwhelming emotions and on making small, steady changes that add up. Her practice includes work with trauma and abuse, addictions, anxiety, depression and sleep difficulties. She also supports people dealing with identity and intimacy questions, body image, complex grief and life transitions.
Work can cover related areas such as ADHD, compassion fatigue and career stress. Lucy draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-based ideas and cognitive-behavioural strategies as needed. That range lets her blend talking approaches with exercises to change unhelpful patterns and build stronger day-to-day routines.
Sessions may explore how emotions show up in the body, relationship histories, and how language shapes personal meaning. The aim is practical: reduce distress, strengthen coping and help people feel more confident making choices that suit their lives. Lucy offers help to people in the United Kingdom and international clients in English.
She works via a mix of video, phone, live chat and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 54436 | March 2026 |
| NCPS | NCS23-02776 | October 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Lucy lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- 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
Ways of working Lucy names
- 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
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people name and understand painful events and the ways those events affect thoughts and feelings today. This approach supports work on trauma and abuse, sleep problems and persistent anxiety by breaking down distress into manageable steps.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on values and usable skills. It helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, clarify what matters to them, and practise small actions that fit those values. ACT is useful for anxiety, low mood and life transitions.
Attachment-Based ideas look at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions. Sessions may explore how trust, boundaries and connection influence present difficulties, including intimacy and family-related concerns.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what has helped before, then offer a blend of approaches chosen with the client. This collaborative way aims to match practical tools to each person's needs.
Online work with Lucy is offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video suits deeper conversations and visual cues, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows quicker check-ins and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make therapy easier to fit around work, parenting and travel.
Frequently asked
What kinds of concerns can be addressed?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression and sleep difficulties. Other areas include relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strain and career concerns.
How would therapy feel with this counsellor?
Lucy uses a client-centred approach and blends talking with practical exercises. Expect discussions about emotions, patterns in relationships and tools to manage distress in daily life.
What is her professional background?
She has 17 years of professional experience and brings a range of perspectives from developmental and health psychology. That experience informs how she supports people with complex or overlapping difficulties.
Where does she practise and what are her credentials?
She is based in the United Kingdom and holds BACP and NCPS credentials as provided in her profile.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Yes, international clients are accepted and sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different routines and preferences.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What should I do to begin?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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