Jenny Lyons, BACP

Jenny Lyons is a counsellor and psychotherapist registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has four years of professional experience and holds a first degree in Psychology, a Master’s in Healthy Psychology and a Level 6 Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy. Jenny presents as calm and direct, and she aims to make first conversations straightforward and manageable.

Her background includes supporting people through stress, anxiety and depression. She also helps with grief and loss, trauma, low self-esteem and difficult emotions. Practical problems such as sleep, eating and unhelpful habits are part of her work too.

Jenny draws on a mix of approaches to suit the person in front of her. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Attachment-Based and Client-Centred ideas depending on what a client needs. Sessions focus on small, achievable changes and clearer ways to handle difficult feelings.

Her style is collaborative. She listens first, then offers straightforward tools and experiments to try between sessions. Jenny aims to help people notice what matters most to them and take steps towards it.

People often come for help with life transitions, relationship strain, parenting stresses and coping with chronic health issues. She also supports those facing identity questions, addictions and work-related pressures. The emphasis is on practical next steps rather than labels.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression and life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and trying small experiments to change them, which can help with mood, sleep and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions and helps people develop different ways of connecting and coping.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. Jenny will listen to what matters to the client and suggest which methods might help most. Together they will try those approaches and adapt them if something does not fit.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking as formats are not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit work on mental health into a busy week. It can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed and let people work around childcare or appointments. If technology or bandwidth is a concern, some approaches translate well to phone or lower-data options because they rely on verbal discussion and homework rather than written materials. Ask about available session formats when arranging the first appointment to match the approach and practical needs.