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Dr. Lucy Flitton, BACP, NCPS

Credentials
BACP, NCPS
Experience
17 years
Practising in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Sessions
Online only
Client ages
Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyAddictionsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesDepression

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Dr Lucy Flitton offers calm, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, low mood, relationship patterns or major life changes. She explains things plainly and helps clients find small, steady steps toward feeling more in control and hopeful. Her approach is down-to-earth and aimed at people who want clarity and tools they can use day to day.

Lucy draws on 17 years of experience as a clinician in the United Kingdom.

Background and approach

She combines talking therapies with an emphasis on how thoughts, behaviours and relationships shape everyday life. Sessions focus on understanding what keeps problems going and on building simple skills for coping with stress, sleep disruption, anger and low self-esteem. She uses a client-centred frame while also bringing in approaches that suit each person’s needs.

That can include work on attachment patterns, practical cognitive strategies, and techniques to increase emotional tolerance and flexibility. Lucy pays attention to how life context and personal history interact with current difficulties. People may come for help with grief, parenting strain, addictions, trauma-related symptoms, sexual and intimacy concerns, or neurodiversity issues such as autism.

She also supports those managing chronic illness, career stresses, or compassion fatigue. The focus is on clear goals and useful, realistic steps. Sessions are offered in English and are available to people inside and outside the UK.

Lucy works through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time and uses a mix of video calls, phone, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs.

How Lucy’s approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts without getting ruled by them and then choose actions that match their values; it is often used for anxiety, depression and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early experiences shape present-day trust and connection, which can help with intimacy, separation and relationship conflicts. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and changing behaviours to reduce distress, and it is commonly used for anxiety, low mood and sleep problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lucy will discuss your goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t helped in the past. Together you will decide which methods to try and adjust them over time in a collaborative way.

Online therapy offers flexibility and multiple ways to connect. Video calls let you use face-to-face interaction for deeper exploration. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat or text-based messaging can suit brief updates, ongoing coaching-style support or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring duties and changing routines while using approaches such as ACT, attachment work and CBT in an accessible way.
What issues does Dr Lucy Flitton help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, relationship and family difficulties, grief, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, anger and self-esteem challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work is client-centred and practical, combining acceptance-based ideas, attachment-focused thinking and cognitive strategies to build coping skills and clearer patterns of relating.
How long has she been practising?
Lucy has 17 years of professional experience working with a range of presenting difficulties.
Where is she based and what credentials does she hold?
She is based in the United Kingdom and holds BACP and NCPS credentials as listed.
Can I work with her if I'm not in the UK?
Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
17 years
Registered with
BACP, NCPS
Languages
English

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