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Dr. Lucy Flitton

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Dr. Lucy Flitton, BACP, NCPS

United Kingdom

Dr Lucy Flitton - counsellor for anger and trauma

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Key details

  • CredentialsBACP, NCPS
  • RegistrationBACP, United Kingdom / 54436; NCPS, United Kingdom / NCS23-02776
  • Experience17 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationUnited Kingdom

About

  • Anger management skills
  • Trauma informed approaches
  • CBT and ACT methods

About Lucy

Dr Lucy Flitton is a BACP and NCPS registered counsellor with 17 years of clinical experience in the United Kingdom. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, parenting pressures, low mood and anger. She also supports people coping with relationship and intimacy issues, grief, sleep problems and workplace strain.

Her practice is grounded in a client-centred ethos. Sessions focus on hearing the story you bring and identifying practical steps to reduce overwhelm. She uses clear, evidence-informed methods to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different responses in everyday life.

Lucy draws on a range of approaches to suit each person’s needs. She combines Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to work on thoughts, behaviours and values. She also uses Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early relationships shape reactions now.

Her background includes work with trauma-related difficulties and a focus on how emotions show up in the body. She applies somatic-informed perspectives and elements from Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) where emotional regulation and distress tolerance are priorities. She also references developmental and health psychology when helpful.

In sessions clients practise skills for managing anger, building boundaries, improving sleep and reducing anxiety. Practical exercises, short behavioural experiments and values-based goal setting are commonly used. Lucy aims for straightforward, manageable steps you can use between sessions.

Sessions are conducted in English and Lucy accepts international clients. Before booking, confirm the current session formats on the platform and follow the site steps to match and schedule a first appointment.

How sessions work

Approaches used in online work and practical fit

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying what matters to you and taking small committed steps in that direction. It helps with ongoing worry, anger that gets in the way, and when people want clearer direction in life.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape emotional reactions now. It can be useful for repeated patterns in relationships, difficulty trusting others, and struggles with intimacy or boundary setting.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through your goals and preferences, try approaches in session, and adjust what you do based on what helps most. That collaborative process aims to match methods to your needs rather than using a single fixed method.

Confirm the current session options on the platform before booking. The practical benefits of online sessions include fitting therapy into a busy week, making sessions easier to reach from different locations, and choosing shorter check-ins when needed. These practicalities can make it simpler to practise new skills between sessions and keep momentum as life allows.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

17+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, low mood, anger and related concerns such as sleep problems and relationship difficulties.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her style is client-centred and practical, using exercises, behavioural experiments and values work to change unhelpful patterns.

How much experience does she have?

She has 17 years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is listed with BACP and NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the UK work with her?

International clients are accepted.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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