Lindsay Sykes
Compassionate counsellor for grief and anxiety
About Lindsay
Lindsay Sykes is a counsellor with 15 years' experience based in the United Kingdom. She offers a calm, approachable presence and listens closely to what matters to each person. Lindsay aims to help people feel heard, make sense of difficult times, and find practical ways to move forward.
People often come to her for stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression and addictions. She also supports those facing relationship strain, trauma and abuse, intimacy worries, sleep problems, and major life changes.
Background and approach
Additional areas of focus include ADHD, autism and Asperger syndrome, fertility and pregnancy loss, postpartum depression, and issues around prejudice and discrimination. Lindsay works in a person-centred way, which means she treats the client as the expert in their own life. Sessions move at a pace that suits the individual, with plenty of listening and respectful reflection.
She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques where these fit the goals, for example to help with anxiety, mood or unhelpful patterns of thinking. Other tools she may draw on include mindfulness, journaling and creative approaches such as art. These are chosen together with the person in session so that any exercises feel useful and manageable.
The relationship between counsellor and client is central to her work. Lindsay is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP. She works online with people in the UK and internationally and offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging.
What Lindsay works with
Sessions & fees
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Person-centred counselling focuses on listening and understanding the person's own experience. Online this means the counsellor gives space to reflect, asks questions to clarify what matters, and helps people find their own answers. It is useful for grief, low mood and anyone needing a calm, steady listener.Cognitive behavioural techniques are practical and goal-focused. They look at patterns of thinking and behaviour and introduce simple exercises to change unhelpful habits. Online CBT-style work can help with anxiety, depression, sleep problems and compulsive behaviours by using worksheets, short exercises and agreed homework tasks.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The counsellor will discuss options, try things out together and adjust methods based on what works and what feels manageable. Clients help set goals and decide which tools to use.
Online sessions offer flexibility and accessibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a visual connection helps. Phone sessions suit people who prefer not to be on camera or who need a simpler setup. Live chat and text messaging can be used for shorter check-ins, ongoing reflection or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it possible to fit counselling around work, caring responsibilities or travel.
| 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
Most often
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 15 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
