Lyndsey McCartney, BACP, NCPS

Lyndsey McCartney is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with eight years of professional experience. She holds BACP and NCPS credentials and focuses on bereavement, loss and a wide range of life stresses. Lyndsey aims to create a warm, respectful space where people can talk through painful changes and find ways to move forward.

She works with grief that follows the death of a loved one or the loss of a significant part of life, such as the end of a relationship, a job or health. She also supports people dealing with anxiety, depression, parenting strain, anger and compassion fatigue. Midlife crisis and questions about life purpose are included among her areas of focus.

Lyndsey draws on client-centred ways of working to keep sessions focused on each person’s priorities. She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to help identify unhelpful thinking patterns. Mindfulness helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed, and psychodynamic ideas can shed light on repeating patterns from the past.

Her sessions aim to be practical and collaborative. She will talk through coping strategies, steps for change and ways to rebuild day-to-day routines. Conversations can include life coaching elements when people want clear goals and actionable plans.

Lyndsey describes her style as warm and interactive, and she adapts the approach to each person. If someone is facing a major life transition, such as midlife reassessment, she will work alongside them to clarify values and next steps.

How Lyndsey’s approaches translate to online support

Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s concerns at the centre of each session. This means conversations follow what matters most to the client and focus on their goals and values. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and offers practical steps to change unhelpful patterns, which can be especially useful for anxiety and mood concerns. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to notice thoughts and feelings without becoming overwhelmed, which can help with stress and grief.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Lyndsey will discuss options and tailor sessions to a person’s needs, goals and preferences. She treats therapy as a collaborative process and checks in regularly to make sure the chosen way of working fits and is helping.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, childcare and travel. It also allows shorter check-ins when a full session is not needed and can reduce time spent commuting. Registered or accredited professionals can use different ways to meet, so checking the available formats will help plan what best suits everyday life.