Lindsey Stafford

Lindsey Stafford is a BACP-registered counsellor with ten years' clinical experience. She offers calm, practical support for people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction and anger. She listens without judgement and helps clients find clearer ways forward.

Her approach is open and collaborative. Lindsey uses practical methods drawn from cognitive behavioural therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to help people notice patterns and try new ways of responding. She also draws on attachment-based and client-centred ways of working to build trust and explore relationship patterns.

She has worked in the public, charitable and voluntary sectors, and has a long background in education. That experience informs her practical focus and her interest in supporting parents and young adults through life transitions. Lindsey says she brings warmth, humour and honesty to sessions while keeping the client’s goals central.

Sessions are shaped around what each person needs. Lindsey helps clients set small, achievable steps and checks progress together. She also works with issues around grief, family problems, codependency, workplace stress, panic and questions of identity and life purpose.

If someone is unsure what to expect, Lindsey helps them map out a simple plan in the first meetings. She encourages a steady pace and will adapt methods to fit a person’s everyday life and commitments.

Approaches that shape online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and focus on values-led action rather than struggling with every difficult feeling. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and anger when someone wants clearer direction on what matters to them.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions link together. Sessions often involve simple exercises to test unhelpful beliefs and build coping skills for panic, anxiety and stress.

Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to relationship patterns and how early connections affect current reactions. This approach can help with issues around abandonment, codependency and family conflict.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lindsey will discuss different methods and agree together which to try based on goals and what feels most useful. That collaboration means the plan can change as progress is made.

Confirm the session formats available before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around school, work and family life, and can reduce travel time. It also allows shorter check-ins when a full session is not possible and makes it simpler to continue work during moves or busy periods.