Online Counselling for Stress, Anxiety & Depression

Support for when the worry won't stop, the weight won't lift, or you're not quite sure how you're still functioning.

 

Something doesn't feel right.

Maybe you've felt like this for a while now. A low hum of anxiety that never quite goes away. A heaviness that settles in before you've even got out of bed. A sense that you're managing, just about, but you're not really okay.

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Or maybe it's more recent. Something shifted, and suddenly you're more anxious than you've ever been. Struggling to concentrate. Snapping at people you love. Lying awake at 3am with thoughts that won't slow down.

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However it's showing up for you, you don't have to keep pushing through it alone.

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What brings people to counselling for anxiety and depression?

There's no single version of this. People come for all kinds of reasons:

• Constant worry that's hard to switch off, even when things are objectively fine

• Feeling low, flat, or empty in a way that's hard to explain to other people

• Panic attacks, or a fear of having them

• Physical symptoms like tension, fatigue, headaches, or difficulty sleeping

• Feeling like you're watching your life from a distance rather than living it

• A sense of dread about ordinary things that didn't used to feel threatening

• Struggling to feel pleasure or motivation in things that used to matter

• Feeling like you should be coping better than you are

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You don't need to tick every box. If something on that list resonated, that's enough.

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You might be feeling...

Exhausted. Not just physically, but in a bone-deep way that sleep doesn't seem to fix.

On edge. Like you're braced for something bad to happen, even when you can't say what.

Disconnected. Going through the motions but not really present in your own life.

Ashamed. Because from the outside, things look fine. And that makes it harder to explain, even to yourself.

Alone with it. Because you've got used to saying you're fine.

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None of this is weakness. And none of it means you're stuck like this forever.

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What happens in our sessions?

We start with what's going on for you right now. There's no pressure to have everything figured out or to arrive with a neat summary of your situation. You can just talk.

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Over time, we'll explore what might be underneath the anxiety or the low mood. Sometimes it's a specific situation or period of stress. Sometimes it goes further back, to patterns that developed early and have quietly shaped how you respond to the world ever since.

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I use an integrative approach, which means I draw on different therapeutic ideas depending on what's most useful for you. That might include elements of CBT to work with thought patterns, ACT to help you relate differently to difficult feelings, mindfulness to build steadiness, or psychodynamic ideas to understand where certain responses come from.

 

Alongside the reflective work, I'll often suggest practical things to try between sessions. Not homework in a pressured sense. Just small, manageable steps that build something different, gradually.

You set the pace. We shape the work around you.

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Why online counselling?

All sessions take place via Zoom. For many people dealing with anxiety, that's actually a significant relief. No waiting rooms. No unfamiliar environments. No commute to manage when you're already running on empty.

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You can join from wherever feels most comfortable, and sessions can continue without interruption if life takes you somewhere different for a while.

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About Lucy

I'm Lucy Bello, an integrative counsellor and psychotherapist. Anxiety and depression are two of the most common reasons people come to me, and I've worked with a wide range of people experiencing these things, from those who have struggled for years to those for whom this feels very new.

 

I'm a registered member of the BACP. My approach is warm, down-to-earth, and genuinely non-judgemental. I'm also direct when it's useful, and I won't just nod along. Therapy should feel like something is actually shifting.

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If you'd like to find out whether working together might help, I offer a free 20-minute initial session. No commitment and no pressure.

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