Luke Thompson

Luke Thompson is a United Kingdom-based therapist with four years of clinical experience who works with people facing relationship difficulties, depression and a wide range of anxiety - from social fears to deeper, existential worry. He regularly supports clients who encounter shame as part of their struggles and specialises in low self-esteem and low self-confidence, ADHD, bereavement and breakups.

He offers traditional talking therapy informed by Attachment theory, Emotion Theory, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and humanistic approaches such as Person-Centred and Relational work. In plain terms, each session centres on the client and their emotions, using the therapeutic relationship to establish safety through empathy, non-judgement and honesty so painful patterns, habits and feelings can be explored.

Luke describes the work as involving feeling and expressing difficult emotions - crying, anger, grief and the inevitable mistakes that come with being human - because, as he often puts it, "We've got to feel it to heal it."

He does not take a passive stance in therapy and aims to be a present companion on the journey rather than a distant observer. He brings parts of himself into the room to normalise the common experience of struggle, drawing on his own lived experience of anxiety, depression, close bereavement and an ongoing process of grief, alongside long-standing challenges with feeling not enough and people-pleasing.

Outside of work he enjoys gaming, creative pursuits and travel - having lived in three different countries - and he values deep connection and the human capacity to make meaning. He is a male therapist who identifies as gay and welcomes conversations from people seeking a relatable and honest therapeutic partnership. If someone is curious or would like to know more about his approach they can send a message to arrange a call. He wishes everyone well in finding the right therapist for them.