Lindsay Westwood, BACP

Lindsay Westwood is a counsellor and psychotherapist with a Masters degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy and professional registration with the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She trained in the Person Centred Relational Model, bringing a respectful, nonjudgmental stance that helps people explore life challenges and access their own inner knowledge. Lindsay has accumulated over 2,000 hours of counselling experience and has worked extensively with young people and families, which has shaped a flexible and person-focused style of practice.

Lindsay has supported clients through grief during the pandemic and has specialist experience with the effects of adverse childhood experiences, anger, sexual abuse, the impact of substance misuse on families, and online sexual risk. Her work draws on mindful awareness and trauma-informed study, and she adapts her approach to fit the presenting issue rather than adhering to a single technique. She emphasises empathy, integrity, and honesty in the therapeutic relationship and aims to help clients make unconscious patterns conscious so they can find their own answers.

In addition to one-to-one counselling, Lindsay offers inner child workshops to reintroduce play and creativity, and mindfulness practice groups to develop breath-based skills for working with body and mind. She supports clients to set realistic goals, build coping strategies, increase clarity in decision making, and reconnect with a sense of self-trust and empowerment.

Client-Centered Care and Online Support

Lindsay practices client-centered therapy, which focuses on creating an accepting and empathetic therapeutic relationship so clients can explore their thoughts and feelings at their own pace. This approach helps with issues like grief, anxiety, trauma, relationship difficulties, and challenges around self-esteem by encouraging greater self-understanding and personal growth.

She also uses an eclectic, integrative stance when needed, drawing on trauma-informed and mindful-awareness practices to tailor interventions to each person. This flexibility allows Lindsay to respond to diverse needs - for example, working with stress, the aftermath of adverse childhood experiences, or coping with life transitions - in ways that fit the individual.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Lindsay works with clients to identify goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, adjusting methods as the work unfolds so therapy remains relevant and effective. Licensed professionals and therapists can apply a range of techniques, and Lindsay aims to match those techniques to each client’s priorities.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for this kind of work. Video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging provide flexibility around scheduling and location, making it easier to access consistent support. These formats allow clients to engage from home or elsewhere and to choose the mode of communication that best suits their comfort and needs.