Melanie Lucas

Melanie Lucas is a BACP-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with 16 years of experience. She works with stress, anxiety, grief and loss, bipolar disorder, depression, ADHD and trauma and abuse. Melanie also supports people dealing with self-esteem problems, compassion fatigue and the practical strain of life changes. Melanie uses a client-centred approach that treats the person as the expert in their own life. Sessions focus on what matters now and on practical ways to manage feelings and daily pressures. She also uses mindfulness techniques to help people notice patterns and reduce reactivity in stressful moments. Her background includes long-term clinical work in the UK and experience with a wide range of life challenges. She has worked with issues linked to abandonment and attachment, autism and Asperger syndrome, chronic illness and pain, cancer, caregiver stress and end-of-life concerns. She can communicate using British Sign Language to level 2. In sessions Melanie tends to keep language plain and direct. People can expect conversational, collaborative meetings where their own goals shape the work. Mindfulness exercises and reflective listening are used when they suit the person’s needs. Melanie lists life purpose among her focus areas and can help people who are asking what comes next after a big change. She accepts international clients and conducts work in English.

How Melanie’s approaches work for online sessions

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and working from the person’s priorities. The therapist follows what matters to the client, reflects what they say and helps them make sense of their choices. This approach can help when people feel stuck about work, relationships or life direction.

Mindfulness Therapy introduces simple practices to notice thoughts and bodily reactions without judgement. These techniques are used to reduce reactivity, manage anxiety and build steadier attention for coping with grief or mood fluctuations.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Melanie will collaborate with each person to try methods that fit their goals and preferences, and adjust the plan over time as needs become clearer.

Confirm the session formats she currently offers before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when days are tight. It can also let people take part from different locations when that helps them maintain continuity of care.