Lydia French

Lydia French is a Chartered Psychologist and integrative psychotherapist offering personalised, relational therapy for adults. Dr Lydia French draws on a range of therapeutic models including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), psychodynamic, existential and depth-oriented approaches, supporting clients in exploring emotional experiences, life transitions, meaning and psychological resilience within a safe, non-judgemental space.

Service

Dr Lydia French provides individual psychotherapy and counselling for adults, available in person and online. The practice supports people experiencing emotional, relational or psychological difficulties including anxiety, depression, bereavement, stress, life transitions and identity concerns. Therapy integrates evidence-based methods such as CBT with depth, psychodynamic and relational perspectives tailored to each individual’s needs. Dr Lydia French also offers single consultation sessions to help people clarify their situation, ask questions about therapy and determine appropriate next steps.

Safety

Dr Lydia French is chartered with the British Psychological Society (CPsychol) and accredited with professional bodies including the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP) and the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP). Training includes formal qualifications in CBT, psychodynamic practice and transpersonal approaches, as well as MAPS-trained Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy preparation, ensuring adherence to recognised ethical and professional standards. Confidentiality and a trauma-informed, compassionate therapeutic environment are key elements of practice.

Care pathway

Clients begin by contacting Dr Lydia French to arrange an initial consultation or single 50-minute session to discuss presenting concerns, explore therapeutic goals and consider fit. Following this, regular therapy sessions are scheduled (in person or online) at an agreed frequency, with methods adapted collaboratively to support the client’s ongoing process. Single consultations can also be used to ask questions, receive professional opinion on therapeutic direction or decide whether to continue work with Dr Lydia French.

This description was generated based on information from the official website and other materials provided by the provider.