Lindsay Sykes, BACP

Lindsay Sykes is an experienced counsellor based in the North-West of England with 15 years of practice supporting people through difficult life moments. She offers a calm, attentive presence and listens closely to what matters to each person, working alongside them to explore the thoughts and feelings that have led them to seek support. Her aim is to help people feel more empowered and find greater meaning and fulfillment in their lives.

Lindsay works in an integrative way, with person-centred practice at the core of her approach. She believes that each individual is the expert on their own story and that the counselling relationship should respect the client’s pace and perspective. Lindsay is also a qualified cognitive behavioural therapist - CBT is an approach that focuses on identifying specific patterns of thinking and behaviour and working practically to improve mood and coping. Any worksheets or structured tools are used only with the client’s agreement.

Alongside person-centred work and CBT, Lindsay incorporates techniques such as mindfulness, journaling, and art-based exercises when these suit the person she is working with. Above all, she emphasises the therapeutic relationship as a space of mutual respect and support, where challenges can be explored safely and honestly.

Her clinical experience includes supporting people through grief and loss, adjustment to change, and improving overall mental health. She has particular expertise in miscarriage and pregnancy loss, baby and child loss, fertility issues, and ongoing pregnancy counselling after loss. In recent years she has provided bereavement counselling related to coronavirus and other losses, and she often works with people for whom a single event becomes the tipping point for long-standing difficulties. If that experience feels familiar, Lindsay offers a collaborative space to begin addressing what has become too much to carry alone. Lindsay holds BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, a recognised professional membership for counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK.