Lydia Freeman, BACP

Lydia Freeman welcomes people who are ready to take a step toward looking after their own wellbeing and exploring their feelings and experiences. She recognises that starting therapy can feel like a significant act of courage and aims to create a space where clients can slow down, increase self-understanding, and build resilience for life’s challenges.

Lydia draws on a humanistic, creatively curious approach that encourages expression and reflection. Trained in client-centered principles, she treats each person as an individual with potential and focuses on what has happened to them rather than what is wrong with them. She also integrates work with unconscious processes, human development, and attachment to offer further insight while strengthening the therapeutic relationship.

She acknowledges the lasting impact of trauma and stressful experiences and collaborates with clients to re-establish a sense of safety, trust, and security in relationships. Lydia offers a compassionate, non-judgemental, and honest space for exploring and valuing each person’s unique story. Therapy with her can include work on healing from trauma, improving relationships including the relationship with oneself, and finding a life that feels more aligned with one’s values.

Lydia is a registered member of the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, the UK professional body that sets ethical standards for counsellors and psychotherapists. She maintains ongoing professional development to keep her skills and knowledge current.

She has a particular interest in supporting people affected by purity culture, religious trauma, and the deconstruction of faith from high-demand religions. She supports exploration of evolving beliefs and values, addresses shame or grief that may arise, and works to help people reclaim autonomy and self-trust as they reconnect with their authentic selves.