Dominic Lourie
Person-centred counsellor focusing on practical change
About Dominic
Dominic Lourie brings seven years of front-line counselling experience to his work. He trained as a Person-Centred counsellor and has supported people in homeless hostels, the NHS, corporate settings and independent practice. Dominic aims to meet people where they are and listen without judgement.
He keeps sessions straightforward and human. Conversations focus on what matters now - stress, anxiety, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, or problems linked to trauma and addiction.
Background and approach
He also helps people with sleep and eating difficulties, parenting strain, career decisions and coping with life changes. Dominic uses practical talking approaches that include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Emotionally-Focused work, Attachment-Based ideas and Client-Centred principles. He explains options and works with each person to choose what fits best.
Sessions are paced to the individual and aim for steady, manageable progress. People often come to him for issues around identity, LGBT matters, ADHD, codependency, body image and sexual diversity such as BDSM and kink. He also has experience supporting those facing chronic illness, cancer, ageing and carer stress.
Sessions are offered in English and can be arranged for people in the United Kingdom and internationally. Dominic works via video calls, phone, live chat or text messaging through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What Dominic works with
How Dominic works
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Sessions & fees
Therapy approaches that translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting driven by them, and then focus on actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and uses practical exercises and homework to shift unhelpful patterns; it suits problems like depression, panic or sleep difficulties.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Dominic talks through different options and checks in with each person about what feels helpful. Together they choose a way of working that fits the person's goals, preferences and pace rather than following a fixed method.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to make therapy easier to fit into daily life. Video calls work well for weeknight or lunchtime meetings that mimic face-to-face contact. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be a good shorter check-in. Live chat or messaging can suit people who prefer writing, quick check-ins, or flexible timing across the week. These options aim to increase flexibility and help people access therapy from different places and routines.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
