Holistic Jungian therapist specializing in trauma and relationships
***About me – Hello, I’m Lindsay and welcome to my counselling page. I have been practicing as a counsellor for 14 years and I’m based in the North-West of England. I am someone you can talk to easily, but more than that, I will listen actively and carefully. Together we will explore and work through whatever it is that is bringing you here today. I am here to support and empower you on your personal journey so that you feel fulfilled, happier, and have a purposeful life with meaning.
***My counselling style – is a bit of a mixed bag (integrative is the professional word): My bass note training is the humanistic “person-centred” approach – I firmly believe you are the expert of your story and have the resources you need to make your own decisions and find your own answers. I will help you explore what you think and feel about your life experiences. Person-centred counselling can be quite gentle, it can also be challenging, and we will always go at your pace.
I also use CBT and am a qualified cognitive behavioural therapist. CBT focuses on identifying specific issues, for example, anxiety and depression, and working with that to bring about an improvement in mood, etc. This may involve using worksheets or other tools, but only if you are in agreement and it feels the right thing to do.
There are other practices that we may use, such as mindfulness, journaling, art therapy, etc, but at the heart of all this is the counselling relationship, between the therapist and the client, that is you and me. It is one of trust and mutual respect and set in a safe and supportive environment.
***My experience – is varied and amongst other areas, I have worked with grief and loss, change, and improving mental health.
Throughout my career I have specialised in miscarriage and pregnancy loss (regardless of the circumstances), and baby and child loss, as well as fertility issues and on-going pregnancy counselling after loss.
Over the past few years, I have been involved with counselling following loss due to Corona virus and other bereavements. I often find that a significant event can be the ‘straw that broke the camel’s back’ – meaning we cope and carry on with our lives, dealing with difficulties that arise, but then something happens and its all too much to cope with. If this rings true for you, perhaps it would be good to work together.
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Lindsay Sykes is a counsellor based in the North-West of England, United Kingdom, with 15 years of clinical experience. She aims to be someone clients can speak to easily and, more importantly, someone who listens actively and carefully as they explore whatever has brought them to therapy.
Lindsay supports and empowers people on their personal journeys so they can feel more fulfilled, happier, and live a life with greater purpose and meaning. Her approach is integrative, drawing primarily on the humanistic person-centred tradition in which the client is recognised as the expert in their own story and as having the inner resources to make decisions and find answers.
In addition to person-centred work, Lindsay is a qualified cognitive behavioural therapist and uses CBT to address specific issues such as anxiety or low mood. When appropriate and agreed with the client, she may use worksheets or practical tools. Other techniques she may introduce include mindfulness, journaling and art-based activities, always grounded in the therapeutic relationship built on trust and mutual respect in a safe, supportive setting.
Her experience is varied and includes work with grief and loss, life changes and improving mental health. She has specialised throughout her career in miscarriage and pregnancy loss, baby and child loss, fertility concerns and ongoing pregnancy counselling after loss. In recent years Lindsay has also provided counselling following bereavements related to the coronavirus as well as other types of loss.
Lindsay often notices that a significant event can become the straw that broke the camel’s back – people may cope for a long time until something happens and it all becomes too much. If that resonates, working together may be helpful.
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