Lindsay Westwood , BACP

Lindsay Westwood holds a Masters degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy and brings a background in psychology, creative practice and tattooing to her therapeutic work. She trained in the Person Centred Relational Model, an approach that supports exploring life’s challenges by prioritising the client’s experience and innate capacity for growth. Lindsay works in line with the BACP Ethical Framework - BACP refers to the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and offers a non-judgmental, professional counselling relationship that focuses on individual needs.

With six years of practice and over 2000 hours of counselling experience, Lindsay has worked closely with young people and families and has developed a flexible, tailored style. Though grounded in person-centred principles, her practice draws on a range of learning and specialist training to address issues such as grief and loss experienced during the pandemic, the effects of adverse childhood experiences, anger, sexual abuse, stress and anxiety, and the impact of substance misuse in families. She has also worked with online sexual risk and continues to study trauma models and mindful awareness to inform her work.

Lindsay offers inner child workshops and mindfulness practice groups alongside individual therapy, creating space for play, self-exploration and skills for managing body and mind. She aims to help clients set realistic goals, learn coping strategies, and gain clarity about past, present and future choices. Lindsay approaches each client with empathy, integrity and honesty, and supports people who are ready to take steps toward change.

Client-Centred Care and Practical Online Therapy Options

Lindsay works primarily from a client-centred perspective, which focuses on creating an empathic, non-judgmental space where clients lead the pace and content of therapy. This approach helps people explore feelings, strengthen self-understanding, and find their own solutions to issues such as anxiety, grief, relationship difficulties and life transitions.

She also incorporates mindful awareness practices and inner child work into her sessions and groups. Mindful awareness involves simple attention to breath and bodily experience to support emotional regulation and stress management. Inner child work invites gentle exploration of earlier parts of the self to bring play, self-compassion and new ways of relating to current challenges.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Lindsay works collaboratively with each client to determine what fits best with their needs, goals and preferences. She helps clients try methods, reflect on what works, and adjust the plan as therapy progresses.

Online therapy with Lindsay is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, access support from home, and maintain continuity of care while accommodating different comfort levels and schedules. Licensed professionals and therapists can adapt these formats to provide consistent, accessible support.