Lucy McGroarty, BACP

Lucy McGroarty offers calm, straightforward support for people feeling overwhelmed by life. She aims to help clients who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns and jealousy find clearer ways forward. Her style is warm and down-to-earth, and she focuses on building a trusting relationship so conversations can feel manageable.

Lucy trained as an integrative counsellor, with a foundation in Person-Centred practice, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Psychodynamic ideas. She draws on these ways of working to match sessions to what each person needs in the moment. Therapy sessions are a mix of talking, reflection and practical steps to try between meetings.

Over ten years of practice have also led Lucy to explore creative methods such as imagery and metaphor. She uses these when words are hard to find, for example after trauma or during times of intense emotion. This gives other routes into understanding feelings and patterns.

She describes the therapeutic relationship as the most important part of the work. Lucy aims to be non-judgemental, open and responsive to individual needs, helping people feel heard while they work through difficult topics like grief, addiction, body image and intimacy-related issues.

Lucy works in the United Kingdom and holds BACP accreditation, which she uses as a framework for ethical practice. Sessions are run within a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time, and prospective clients are asked to use the continue button on this profile and a short questionnaire to arrange an initial meeting according to the therapist's availability.

How Lucy's approaches translate to online counselling

Client-Centred work focuses on listening and building a trusting connection so people can say what matters to them. This approach helps when someone needs a calm space to talk about relationship issues, grief or feelings like jealousy.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and uses straightforward exercises to try between sessions. It can be useful for anxiety, stress and low mood because it offers clear steps to change unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right way of working is part of the process and Lucy will collaborate with each person to decide what fits best. She checks in about goals and tries small changes so the client can see what helps.

Confirm the session formats available before booking, as these are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make it simple to use creative exercises or homework between meetings to build progress over time.