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Lucy McGroarty, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 10 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse Grief Self esteem

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Lucy McGroarty offers a calm, down-to-earth space for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief or relationship pain. She explains things plainly and helps clients work out small, practical steps to feel steadier. Lucy uses straightforward conversation and creative ways to help people find words for difficult feelings.

She draws on a mix of approaches that suit the person in front of her. That can mean focusing on emotions in the moment, looking at how thoughts affect behaviour, or exploring patterns from earlier life that still cause pain.

Background and approach

Sessions often combine talking with imagery or creative exercises for those who find feelings hard to name. Lucy trained as an integrative counsellor and holds BACP accreditation, which she uses to guide professional practice across different methods.

She has spent ten years working with a wide range of concerns including trauma, addiction, low self-esteem, eating and intimacy-related issues, as well as work and career stresses. Her approach is warm and non-judgemental. She pays attention to the relationship in the room and aims to make sessions feel approachable and practical.

People are encouraged to bring whatever helps them feel comfortable during a session. Online work is part of her practice and she offers several ways to connect. That flexibility supports people who need different formats to fit therapy into busy or challenging routines.

Lucy aims to help clients build clearer ways of coping and stronger connections with themselves and others.

How her approaches translate to online work

Lucy often combines client-centred listening with cognitive behavioural techniques to help people notice and change unhelpful thought patterns while also feeling heard. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on understanding the person's experience and creating an accepting space, which helps with issues like low self-esteem and relationship worries. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and is useful for anxiety, mood and stress problems.

She also uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas when relationships or strong emotions are central. EFT places attention on emotional patterns and how people connect, which can be helpful for intimacy-related concerns and attachment issues. The therapist will work together with each person to decide which approaches fit best, adapting methods as the work progresses rather than sticking to a single model.

Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options aim to increase flexibility and help people keep therapy consistent even when schedules are tight.

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem issues, addictions and relationship or intimacy-related concerns, among other issues.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her style is integrative and person centred, combining client-focused conversation with practical techniques from CBT and emotional work to suit each person.

How long has she been practising?

She has ten years of experience working with a broad range of emotional and behavioural difficulties.

What qualifications and location are listed?

She is registered with BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English only.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How are sessions paid for?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin if I want to work with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse

Also listed

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 10 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Lucy McGroarty, BACP

Background and approach

How her approaches translate to online work

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety