Holistic Jungian therapist specializing in trauma and relationships
Hello and welcome,
Finding the right therapist and beginning therapy can feel like a big step. I want to acknowledge the courage it takes to do something just for you.
I believe everyone can benefit from therapy. Taking time to focus on yourself – your wellbeing, your feelings, and your experiences – can be powerful and life-changing. In the busyness of life, getting to know ourselves and our ways of being can bring deeper understanding, greater resilience during challenging times, and help us move towards our fullest potential.
My Approach
As a naturally creatively curious individual, I bring both these aspects into the therapy room to help support you in expressing and processing your feelings, gaining insight, and finding new ways to cope with life’s challenges. I am humanistically trained, meaning I view you as a unique individual with potential, and your challenges with the mindset of what’s happened to you, rather than what is wrong with you.
I recognise the lasting impact of trauma and stressful experiences that can leave you feeling unsafe or vulnerable and will work with you to feel safety, trust and security in relationship once again. With this in mind I integrate other modalities such as unconscious process, human development and attachment that may offer insight and understanding, whilst also strengthening our therapeutic relationship. I offer a compassionate, non-judgemental, and honest space – a place where we can explore, celebrate, and value your unique experiences together.
Therapy with me is a space where you can confidentially talk about things you may not feel able to share elsewhere. We will work together to help you heal from trauma, improve relationships (including the one with yourself), and build a life that feels more aligned with your true self.
I am a registered member of the BACP, adhering to their ethical framework for professional practice. I also maintain a high level of ongoing professional development to keep my skills and knowledge up to date.
I have a particular interest in supporting individuals navigating the complexities of purity culture, religious trauma, and the deconstruction of faith from high-demand religions. I understand how deeply societal expectations and religious teachings can shape identity, sexuality, relationships, and self-worth.
Together, we can:
– Explore your evolving beliefs and values with compassion
– Address the shame, confusion, frustration, or grief that may surface
– Help you reclaim your autonomy and self-trust
– Support you to embody the belief that you are inherently good
– Honour the painful, liberating, and sometimes messy process of deconstruction, without pressure to reconstruct unless you choose to
This is a space for you to reconnect with your authentic self, free from external constructs.
Hopefully this gives you a sense of who I am and how I work. I invite you to get in touch if you’d like to explore whether I could be the right therapist for you. It is an honour to walk alongside the individuals who invite me into their journeys.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Lydia
Licensed · Professional · Cancel Anytime
Lydia Freeman is a female therapist based in the United Kingdom who recognises that looking for the right therapist and starting therapy is a significant step. She honours the courage involved in making time for oneself and in prioritising emotional wellbeing.
She believes that people from many backgrounds can benefit from therapy. Taking time to attend to feelings, experiences and overall wellbeing can lead to greater self-understanding, improved resilience during difficult periods, and movement towards a more fulfilling life even amid a busy schedule.
With five years of experience, Lydia brings a naturally creative curiosity into the therapy room to help clients express and process emotions, gain insight, and develop new coping strategies. Trained in humanistic approaches, she views each person as a unique individual with potential, and tends to approach difficulties from the perspective of what has happened to someone rather than what is wrong with them.
She recognises the lasting impact of trauma and stressful experiences that can leave people feeling unsafe or vulnerable, and works to restore a sense of safety, trust and security in relationship. Lydia integrates other ways of working, including unconscious process, human development and attachment perspectives, which can offer further understanding while strengthening the therapeutic relationship. She offers a compassionate, non-judgemental and honest space – a place to explore, celebrate and value each person’s experiences.
Lydia supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, grief, trauma and abuse, family and parenting concerns, self-esteem and career issues, and provides LGBT and gay-affirming support. Therapy with her is a place to speak about things that may be difficult to share elsewhere, to work on healing from trauma, to improve relationships including the relationship with oneself, and to build a life that feels more aligned with one’s true self.
She is a registered member of the BACP and follows their ethical framework for professional practice. Lydia maintains an ongoing programme of professional development to keep her skills and knowledge current.
She has a particular interest in supporting people navigating purity culture, religious trauma, and the deconstruction of faith from high-demand religions, and understands how societal expectations and religious teachings can shape identity, sexuality, relationships and self-worth. In therapy she can explore evolving beliefs and values with compassion, help address shame, confusion, frustration or grief that may arise, support clients to reclaim autonomy and self-trust, encourage the embodiment of the belief that they are inherently good, and honour the often painful, liberating and messy process of deconstruction without pressure to reconstruct unless the client chooses to.
She invites you to get in touch to explore whether she could be the right therapist for you. It is an honour to walk alongside the individuals who invite her into their journeys.
Many people ask whether online therapy can really help. For a range of common concerns – such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, or navigating life changes – online therapy has been shown to be just as effective as traditional in-person sessions.
One of the main benefits is flexibility. People can meet with a therapist in the way that suits them best: video calls, phone sessions, live chat or in-app messaging. That flexibility can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule.
Each therapist is a licensed professional, and clients have the option to switch therapists if they would prefer a different fit. Online therapy offers a practical way to access professional support for many everyday mental health and life concerns while accommodating different communication preferences and lifestyles.
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