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Lucy Rooney

Lucy Rooney, NCPS

United Kingdom

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Counsellor - Relationships and Trauma

  • Relationship issues
  • Trauma and abuse
  • Guilt and shame

About Lucy

Lucy Rooney is a counsellor registered with NCPS and has three years of practice in the United Kingdom. She works with people who are dealing with relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, career problems and depression. She also helps with issues such as coping with life changes, addiction, intimacy concerns, sleep problems, low self-esteem and compassion fatigue.

She listens for the practical threads in a person’s day-to-day life. Conversations focus on what feels stuck and what small changes might make a difference. Sessions look at how past events and current patterns keep showing up in relationships and at work. Guilt and shame are listed among the concerns she addresses and may come up alongside forgiveness and attachment worries.

Her style is straightforward and person-focused. She adapts conversations and aims to build a plan with clear steps the client can try between sessions. That might include experimenting with different ways of talking about a problem or noticing how thoughts and behaviour link together.

Lucy draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide the work. She supports people through loss, separation and recovery from substance problems and domestic violence. She also addresses physical-health related concerns such as cancer and ageing that affect mental wellbeing.

Sessions are carried out from the UK and are delivered in English. International clients are accepted. The cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

How her therapeutic methods work online

Lucy works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that help people untangle difficult feelings and change unhelpful patterns. One common approach is to focus on identifying thoughts and behaviours that keep a problem going and then test small, practical changes to shift those patterns. This helps with issues such as depression, sleep problems and problems at work or in relationships.

Another approach is to look at how past hurt and attachment patterns shape current relationships. This involves noticing repeated interactions and exploring new ways of relating that reduce conflict and distance. That kind of work can be useful for trauma, intimacy concerns and forgiveness or guilt-related issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which techniques fit the client’s goals and preferences, and may adapt the plan as progress and priorities become clearer.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a lunch break, or letting someone join a session without needing to be on camera. Registered or accredited professionals can offer work with international clients, and practical arrangements are agreed when scheduling the first appointment.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesTrauma and abuseCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBody imageCancerCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Experience

3+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She works with relationship problems, trauma and abuse, career difficulties, depression and related issues such as addiction, intimacy concerns and sleep problems.

How does she approach guilt or shame?

She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and practical conversation to look at how guilt or shame affects thoughts and behaviour, and to identify small changes to try between sessions.

What experience does she have?

She has three years of professional experience working with people on relationship issues, trauma, loss, career difficulties and depression.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is registered with NCPS and practises from the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the UK work with her?

International clients are accepted.

How are sessions priced?

The cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin a first session?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.

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