- Codependency focus
- Person-centred approach
- Works remotely worldwide
About Lydia
Lydia Chapman is a counsellor who specialises in codependency and related struggles. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction and relationship challenges. Lydia works with adults and young people in one-to-one sessions and in groups, aiming to create a respectful, non-judgemental space to talk through difficult feelings.
She trained in therapeutic counselling and holds a BSc Honours in therapeutic counselling and supervision, and a diploma in counselling. Lydia is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She also has a diploma in holistic therapies and is a Mental Health First Aider, which she draws on to support practical wellbeing between sessions.
Lydia bases her work on person-centred principles. That means she stays present, listens without judgement and offers empathy so people feel heard. She combines this with other approaches such as attachment-focused work, cognitive behavioural techniques and emotionally-focused ideas to suit each person's needs.
In sessions she helps people explore past experiences like trauma, abandonment or adoption issues and how these affect current relationships and self-image. She also supports people through life changes, caregiving stress, chronic illness, body-image worries and sleep or eating concerns.
Lydia offers therapy remotely to people worldwide and does face-to-face work in her local area. To begin, she asks people to choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to her availability.
How Lydia’s approaches translate to online therapy
Person-centred work focuses on presence, empathy and unconditional positive regard. Online sessions give Lydia space to listen carefully and reflect back what a client says, helping people feel understood and less alone when dealing with relationship difficulties or codependency.Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current bonds and reactions. In remote sessions she can help clients understand patterns of attachment and practise different ways of relating to others, which is useful for intimacy and commitment concerns.
Cognitive behavioural ideas are used to identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical changes. Online sessions can include short behavioural experiments or thought records to try between meetings and then review together.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lydia will discuss goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try. That collaborative stance means plans can change as needs evolve.
Confirm the exact remote options before booking, as the biography notes she works remotely worldwide and also offers face-to-face locally. Online counselling can save travel time, allow sessions around work or caring responsibilities, and make it easier to keep regular appointments when life is busy.
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Experience
9+ years
Credentials
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Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Lydia help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addictions and codependency among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is person-centred, warm and non-judgemental, with an emphasis on listening and empathic understanding.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of therapeutic experience working one-to-one and in groups with adults and young people.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds a BSc Honours in therapeutic counselling and supervision, a counselling diploma, Dip Holistic therapies, is MBACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international work are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts clients internationally through remote working.
What session formats are available?
The biography states she works remotely worldwide and offers face-to-face work locally; confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start therapy with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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