Lyndsay Macaulay
Calm, practical counselling for adults
About Lyndsay
Lyndsay Macaulay helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and relationship or family difficulties. She also supports those dealing with parenting strain, grief, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, career change and coping with life transitions. Lyndsay works with adults who feel stuck, overwhelmed or disconnected and offers a calm place to talk things through.
Lyndsay uses a person-centred stance so the client sets the pace and direction of sessions.
Background and approach
She also draws on cognitive behavioural approaches and hypnotherapy to offer practical tools for managing thoughts, feelings and behaviour. Sessions aim to increase self-awareness and practical coping skills rather than focus on labels. Her style is warm, steady and collaborative.
She listens without judgement and helps people notice patterns that keep them stuck. Goals are agreed together and progress is reviewed along the way. Lyndsay has three years of professional experience and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
She works with adults presenting a wide range of concerns including attachment issues, communication problems, dissociation and caregiver stress. People also bring issues such as autism and Asperger syndrome, chronic pain or illness, body image and eating-related difficulties, domestic violence, emptiness and forgiveness work. Lyndsay aims to help each person find clearer choices and gentler ways to move forward.
What Lyndsay works with
Sessions & fees
Approaches to change and how online therapy helps
Person-centred counselling focuses on listening and understanding. The therapist follows the client’s lead, helping them set the pace and decide what to work on. This approach is useful for people who want a supportive space to talk and make sense of their feelings.Cognitive behavioural techniques look at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours. Sessions include practical exercises and strategies to reduce anxiety, improve mood and change unhelpful patterns. Hypnotherapy is used as a complementary tool to help with relaxation, habit change and building new ways of thinking.
Finding the right approach usually happens together. The therapist will talk through options and try techniques that match the client’s goals and preferences. This collaborative process means plans are adjusted as needs and progress become clearer.
Online therapy offers flexibility and variety in how people connect. Video calls let people use visual cues and more natural conversation. Phone sessions work well for those who prefer not to be on camera or have lower bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging suit short check-ins, journalling between sessions or when someone needs support that fits around work or caring responsibilities.
| 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
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
