Lucy Rooney

Lucy Rooney is a counsellor registered with NCPS and has three years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She works with people facing relationship strain, trauma and abuse, career uncertainty and depression. She also helps with life changes, addictions, intimacy-related concerns, sleep problems and low self-esteem.

Lucy listens for the practical problems beneath a persons stress. Sessions focus on talking through what feels stuck and trying small changes that can ease day-to-day strain. She pays attention to patterns in relationships and to how past hurt can show up in the present.

When someone is dealing with grief, separation or major life shifts, Lucy helps them sort priorities and manage immediate coping. For people struggling with substance use or compulsive behaviours she works on stabilising routines and reducing harm while addressing underlying issues.

She also supports people dealing with body image, attachment concerns, commitment doubts and the emotional impact of illness or ageing. Work can include practical communication skills and ways to rebuild trust in relationships.

Lucy offers a direct, plain-speaking approach that aims to make sessions useful quickly. She asks about current stresses and goals, then helps people try steps that feel doable. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.

How Lucy uses evidence-based techniques online

Lucy uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing patterns and improving day-to-day coping. One common approach is working on relationship patterns and communication skills to reduce conflict and increase clarity in connections. This usually involves noticing recurring reactions and practising different responses in session so they become easier outside of therapy.

Another approach targets trauma-related symptoms by helping people manage intrusive memories and the reactions they trigger. Work can include grounding strategies and step-by-step processing that aim to make distressing memories less overwhelming and to strengthen current coping.

Choosing the right way of working is part of the process. Lucy will discuss what is most useful for each person based on their goals, preferences and the problems they bring. She treats this as a collaborative decision and will review progress and adjust methods as needed.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals often find remote sessions help maintain continuity after big life changes while still focusing on practical steps and skills.