Lucinda Slavin

Lucinda Slavin is a counsellor who uses a person-centred approach to help people work through difficult feelings. She is a BACP member based on the East Coast of the United Kingdom. Her style is straightforward and calm, and she focuses on building trust so people feel able to talk about what matters to them.

She works with a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, low mood, grief and trauma. Anger and relationship problems are also part of her practice, alongside parenting strain, intimacy-related issues and self-esteem difficulties. Lucinda also supports people facing career pressures, compassion fatigue, bipolar challenges and life changes.

With eight years practising as a counsellor and over twenty years’ experience in the mental health sector, she has worked alongside people with many different backgrounds and difficulties. She places value on the therapeutic connection and on being present with someone, even when words are hard to find.

Sessions aim to help people access their own answers and build greater confidence and agency. Lucinda sometimes uses silence and gentle challenge as part of the process, trusting that these moments can lead to useful insights.

She offers messaging, phone and video call sessions, and asks people to choose a time and setting that supports focused conversation. To begin, clients follow the site’s Start Therapy steps and complete a short matching questionnaire.

Person-centred work online and what it feels like

The person-centred approach focuses on the relationship between counsellor and client. The counsellor listens without directing the story and supports people to find their own answers. This approach is often used for concerns such as anxiety, low mood, grief and relationship difficulties.

In practice, this means sessions are conversational and guided by what the client brings. The counsellor offers empathy, reflection and occasional gentle challenge. That style can help when someone wants to understand patterns, manage anger, or build confidence over time.

Finding the right approach is part of the work, and the counsellor will explore with the client what fits best. Together they discuss goals, preferences and how sessions feel, and then adjust the way they work to match those needs.

Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy week and reducing travel time. Phone calls can be useful for shorter check-ins and when speaking without video feels easier. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation that can support emotional processing. Confirm the current session options when booking so arrangements match your routine and needs.