Lydia Jenkins, BACP
5 years in practice
Lydia Jenkins offers help for people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and big life changes.
License and registration
- BACP
- 389518 · expires January 2027
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Lydia
Lydia Jenkins offers help for people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and big life changes. She supports those dealing with trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy worries, sleep problems, anger, career strain and compassion fatigue. Lydia also focuses on concerns such as ADHD, LGBT issues and family-related strains.
Lydia works in a straightforward, down-to-earth way. She listens first and helps people make sense of patterns that keep causing pain. Sessions mix talking with practical exercises so people leave with things to try between meetings.
Background and approach
Her approach is person-centred at its heart, meaning the person in front of her sets the pace and priorities. Lydia also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment ideas and mindfulness exercises when these suit a person's goals. These methods are used as tools to build clearer choices and steadier coping skills.
With five years of experience Lydia brings calm and focus to difficult topics like abandonment, attachment problems, dissociation and chronic health issues. She can also support people exploring body image, alternative sexual cultures, commitment worries and the emotional load of caregiving. Sessions are offered in English and she works with people across the United Kingdom and internationally.
Lydia holds BACP registration and aims to make therapy practical, understandable and relevant to everyday life.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Lydia lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Lydia names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Existential therapy helps people look at meaning, choice and the everyday pressures that shape life. It invites honest conversation about values, fear and hope to help people make clearer decisions when life feels confusing.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people accept difficult feelings while committing to actions that match their values. It is useful for long-standing anxiety, depression and problems that come from avoiding painful thoughts.
Attachment-based ideas look at how past relationships affect current trust and closeness. They help people understand patterns in relationships and try different ways of connecting or setting boundaries.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk things through with each person and agree on methods that fit their goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process that can change as therapy progresses.
Online sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text messaging to suit different needs. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation, phone calls use less bandwidth, chat or messaging can suit brief check-ins or a gradual start. These options make therapy more flexible for work, travel or different daily routines and help people fit support into real life.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Lydia help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and coping with life changes, plus grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy-related issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is person-centred and straightforward. Sessions combine careful listening with practical exercises and mindfulness techniques.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of professional experience working with a wide range of emotional and life difficulties.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts clients from other countries as well.
What formats are available for sessions?
Work can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging depending on what suits the person.
How are costs and payments handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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