Lucy Ainger, BACP

Therapeutic approaches you can access online

Lucy often uses attachment-based work and emotionally-focused techniques. Attachment-based therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps with fears around intimacy, trust and repeated relationship problems. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify, name and change difficult emotions so they can respond differently in their close relationships and personal life. She also uses client-centred counselling, which keeps the person's own experience at the heart of sessions. That approach focuses on listening, reflection and supporting a person to find their own answers. Together these methods aim to help people understand patterns, feel more grounded, and take practical steps forward. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lucy will explore goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and will adapt methods as therapy progresses. This is a collaborative process where the person’s needs guide choices about techniques and pace. Online sessions offer practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face contact when meeting in person is difficult. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a short break. Live chat and text messaging suit brief check-ins, steady day-to-day support, or people who prefer writing. These options give flexibility so therapy can fit around work, family and other commitments.