Counsellor profile
Melanie Lingley, NCPS
Counsellor - stress and relationships
See online counselling options- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
About Melanie
Counsellor Melanie Lingley is a member of NCPS and has nine years of practice in the United Kingdom. She works with people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, low self-esteem, depression, trauma and abuse, grief and parenting stresses.
Melanie uses clear, conversational sessions. She listens to what matters most and helps clients make practical changes. Conversations focus on current problems and what someone wants to be different. Sessions are grounded in real-life steps rather than technical wording.
Her way of working draws on client-centred ideas and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, with elements of mindfulness and psychodynamic thinking. Client-Centred Therapy puts the person’s experience at the centre and helps them speak freely. CBT looks at patterns of thought and behaviour and offers concrete tools to test and change them. Mindfulness practices help slow down worry, and psychodynamic ideas can help uncover repeating patterns from the past.
Melanie has nine years of experience supporting people through major life changes such as divorce, caregiving stress, bereavement and midlife shifts. She also offers support for issues tied to control, guilt, shame, isolation and obsessive thoughts and behaviours. Practical coping techniques and reflective discussion are balanced in sessions.
To begin, she asks people to share what they want to work on and to agree a way forward together. Prospective clients are invited to use the site process to match and book an initial session.
Therapeutic approaches and online counselling
Melanie uses Client-Centred Therapy to focus on the person’s experience. This approach means the counsellor listens without judging and helps people talk through what matters most to them. It is useful for relationship worries, low self-worth and life direction questions.She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions. CBT provides step-by-step techniques to test unhelpful thoughts and build new habits, which can help with anxiety, low mood and obsessive thinking.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss preferences, goals and practical needs and agree which methods to try. This is a collaborative process that can change as progress is made.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, avoid travel and have shorter check-ins when needed. Talk with Melanie through the site process to find the mix of meeting length and timing that fits everyday life.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What problems does she help with most often?
She commonly works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, self-esteem, depression, trauma, grief and parenting-related strain.
What style of therapy does she use?
Sessions draw on Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, mindfulness and psychodynamic thinking to combine practical tools with reflective discussion.
How long has she been practising?
She has nine years of professional experience working with people in the United Kingdom.
What credential does she hold?
She is registered with NCPS as stated in her profile.
Do sessions run in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not taking international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session through the site process.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.