Lucy Bello

Lucy Bello is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with five years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety, navigate grief and loss, and build confidence and motivation. Lucy presents therapy as a collaborative process and encourages people to use their own strengths as the starting point for change.

Lucy works in a straightforward, respectful way. Sessions are aimed at helping people talk through what matters to them and find practical steps forward. She pays attention to relationship and intimacy concerns, and supports those facing career strain, parenting pressures, or compassion fatigue.

Her work also covers complex areas such as trauma and abuse, ADHD, and chronic illness or pain. Lucy helps people who are coping with family of origin issues, abandonment, and communication problems to make clearer choices about next steps. She listens for patterns and offers ways to try new approaches in day-to-day life.

Clinical approaches used include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and Existential Therapy. These methods are woven into flexible sessions that aim to match a person's goals and pace.

Lucy describes the client as the expert in their own story and focuses on supporting and empowering people through change. She encourages small, steady steps and practical strategies to help people move toward a more fulfilling life.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice their thoughts and choose actions that match their values, which can help with anxiety, low mood and life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and can be useful when working on communication, trust and intimacy issues. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviours, and is often used for stress, anxiety and managing difficult routines.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and then try approaches that fit the person's needs. That choice is collaborative and can change as progress is made.

Please confirm current session options before booking as formats are not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, caregiving or travel, and they can reduce travel time and allow for quicker check-ins. Phone or video options may suit different needs - for example a shorter phone check-in can work during a busy day, while video may help when non-verbal cues are important. Discussing practical arrangements at the first appointment helps make sessions work with everyday life.