Kip Lucas
Gentle, practical therapy for stuck patterns
About Kip
Kip Lucas uses attachment-based and client-centred ways of working to help people who feel overwhelmed by mood, anxiety or addictive behaviours. He aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can talk through what’s got them stuck and try practical steps towards feeling better. Kip has four years' experience supporting adults with stress, depression, anxiety and anger.
He also helps people dealing with trauma and abuse, addictive patterns, grief and relationship problems.
Background and approach
Many clients explore issues such as low self-esteem, panic attacks, compulsive behaviours and feelings of isolation. Kip likes to focus on patterns that repeat in everyday life. He helps people notice how past relationships shape present feelings and reactions.
Sessions blend talking, practical coping ideas and creative activities drawn from his arts background, such as music or simple art exercises. He uses psychodynamic ideas to look at deeper patterns and somatic techniques to help when stress shows up in the body. Solution-focused tools are used to set small, achievable goals between sessions.
The result is a flexible mix chosen with each person’s needs in mind. Kip holds a Postgraduate Diploma in psychotherapeutic counselling and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). He offers sessions in English and accepts international clients.
If someone prefers different formats, he works via video, phone, live chat or text messaging.
What Kip works with
How Kip works
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Sessions & fees
How attachment, somatic and solution-focused work online
Kip draws on attachment-based ideas to help people notice how early relationships influence current feelings and patterns. In online sessions he focuses on building a steady, reliable relationship so people can talk about connection, abandonment, trust and related issues without rush.He also uses somatic techniques to help when anxiety or trauma shows up in the body. These are simple, practical exercises and attention to bodily signals that can be done during video or phone sessions to reduce overwhelm and increase calm.
Solution-focused work is used alongside longer-term approaches to set clear, short-term goals. This helps people try small changes between sessions and see what works in daily life, which can be particularly useful when juggling work or family commitments.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs, then agree a plan together. This means methods can shift as progress is made or new issues arise.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls let the therapist and client use visual cues and creative exercises, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and text messaging suits people who prefer to write. These options help therapy fit around work, travel and varied schedules.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
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| 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
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Control issues
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
