Lucy Ainger, BACP

Lucy often draws on attachment-based therapy to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. This approach helps people notice repeated dynamics and build more supported ways of relating. She also uses client-centred work, which places the person's experience at the heart of the session and encourages self-directed change through empathic listening.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) is another key strand in her practice and is useful for understanding strong emotions and how they drive behaviour. EFT can be helpful when people want to shift intense patterns in close relationships or manage overwhelming feelings. Together, these approaches offer ways to explore feelings, experiment with different responses and practise new habits in everyday life.

Lucy treats finding the right approach as a shared task. She will discuss options with each person and tailor methods to their goals and preferences. That collaborative process helps decide whether to emphasise emotional work, self-exploration or practical coaching techniques.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone conversations, live chat and text messaging. Video is good for face-to-face interaction, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, family or location constraints while keeping the work focused and goal-oriented.