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Lucy Draper, BACP
- Credentials
- BACP
- Experience
- 3 years
- Practising in
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Sessions
- Online only
- Client ages
- Adults, 18 and over
Works with Stress, AnxietyLGBTRelationship issuesSelf esteemDepression
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Lucy Draper is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. She supports people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, struggling with anxiety, or facing low mood. She also works with clients on self-esteem, motivation, sexuality and LGBT concerns.
Lucy approaches each person with respect and sensitivity. She aims to tailor conversation and a plan to the needs of the individual. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer ways to manage day-to-day challenges.
Background and approach
Her practice pays special attention to relationship worries and social anxiety, helping people build confidence in social settings and close relationships. She also helps young adults navigate transitions and the pressure that can come with them. Lucy encourages self-compassion and self-love as part of the work.
Conversations are paced to suit each person and adjusted as progress is made. She emphasises realistic goals and small changes that stack up over time. People who choose Lucy can expect a calm, steady approach and a focus on what helps now.
She recognises starting therapy takes courage and aims to make the first steps straightforward and manageable.
How evidence-based techniques work online
Lucy draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help with clear, practical problems. One common approach she uses focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real-life evidence. This helps reduce anxiety and low mood by changing how thoughts influence feelings and behaviour. Another approach emphasises gradual exposure to feared situations in small steps. That method supports people with social anxiety and phobias by building confidence through repeated, manageable practice. It also helps with relationship fears by encouraging small, achievable interactions. Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together you will choose techniques to try and adjust them as you progress. Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when you want it. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or for a simpler check-in. Live chat and text work well for brief updates, reflections between sessions, or when regular written check-ins fit your routine. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between meetings.What concerns does Lucy commonly help with?
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
Contacting Lucy
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