Melanie Lucas
Experienced client-centred counsellor
About Melanie
Melanie Lucas offers help for stress, anxiety, grief, bipolar disorder, depression and ADHD. She also supports people dealing with trauma, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue and major life changes. Melanie names these concerns up front so people can find relevant support quickly.
She works in a straightforward, respectful way. Melanie treats each person as the expert in their own life and looks for their existing strengths. Sessions are focused on what matters now and on practical steps that can make daily life easier.
Background and approach
Melanie uses client-centred therapy to build a trusting conversation. That approach means the counsellor follows the person's lead, listens carefully and reflects back what they hear. Mindfulness therapy is used alongside this to help with stress, anxiety and mood regulation through simple awareness exercises.
She trained and practises in the United Kingdom and has been working for 16 years. Melanie holds BACP accreditation, which reflects her professional registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She can communicate in English and is able to work with international clients.
People can expect calm, measured sessions that aim to make next steps clearer. Melanie helps with practical coping tools and with untangling difficult feelings. Her style is patient, non-judgemental and focused on helping people move forward.
What Melanie works with
How Melanie works
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Sessions & fees
How Melanie’s approaches translate to online therapy
Client-centred therapy in an online setting focuses on listening and following the person’s priorities. The counsellor reflects what they hear, asks open questions and helps the person find their own solutions. This approach is useful for issues such as low self-esteem, relationship communication and coping with life changes.Mindfulness therapy online teaches simple attention exercises and grounding techniques. These practices can reduce the intensity of anxiety, support mood management in depression and help with stress related to chronic illness or caregiving. Exercises are explained clearly and practised together during a session or suggested for home use.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. Melanie will discuss which methods feel most comfortable and adapt them to the person's goals and daily reality. This means trying different ways of working and checking in about what helps and what needs changing.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls approximate face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, and live chat or text-based messaging suit people who prefer not to be on camera or want written reflection. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving and other commitments, and to access support from different locations.
| 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
- Grief
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 16 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
