Lindsey Stafford

Lindsey Stafford is a BACP therapist who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, grief and low self-esteem. She offers a warm, honest approach and aims to make sessions straightforward and useful. Lindsey works with people dealing with parenting strain, family conflict, anger and isolation or loneliness. She brings a calm style and a practical focus to each conversation.

Her background includes many years of counselling in the public, charitable and voluntary sectors. That experience means she is used to supporting people with depression, bereavement and drug or alcohol problems. Before this she spent over 20 years working in education, from classroom teaching to roles as a family practitioner.

In sessions she works collaboratively and simply. Conversations are respectful and direct, and the emphasis is on what the person wants to change. Lindsey aims to help people spot patterns, try small changes, and build coping ideas that fit day-to-day life.

She follows the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy Ethical Framework as a registered member. That shapes how she handles boundaries, consent and professional conduct. Her decade of counselling experience informs a steady, practical approach.

People sometimes come for a short series of meetings to tackle a specific problem. Others choose to work more deeply over time. Lindsey is comfortable doing both and will help decide what might suit each person. The focus is on clear, manageable steps rather than jargon or theory.

How Lindsey’s approaches work in online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is often used for anxiety, stress and feeling stuck. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people change how they relate to others and to themselves.

The choice of approach is worked out together. Lindsey will listen to what matters to the person, ask about goals, and suggest ways forward. That collaborative process helps identify whether ACT, attachment work, or other methods are the best fit for the issue at hand.

Confirm the specific session formats before booking as they are not listed here. Online work can still make therapy practical and easier to fit into a busy life. It can allow shorter check-ins, sessions that fit around work breaks, or avoiding travel time. The focus remains on clear goals, manageable steps and building skills that can be used between sessions.