About Lynne

Approachable and encouraging. I’m real. I am a human who feels honoured to witness others in their natural existence and journey.

I create a safe space to explore, learn, grow. My sole purpose is to help my clients improve the quality of their lives.

I believe we require less fixing and more accepting – less perfectionism and more ‘I am good enough’. Less criticism and more self-compassionate. I believe that you cannot change the past, however, you are able to use the wisdom it gives you to bring a new future.

In my practice I support people who feel a wide range of emotions: fear, sadness, doubt, overwhelmed, trapped by self-criticism, negative perceptions and or disruptive patterns. I have a particular interest in helping people reduce anxiety as well as people who are navigating what it means to be themselves in several areas of their life.

I am a collaborative guide who deeply respects and values who my clients are and the knowledge they already have within. Our symptoms are mostly how we have adapted to what we have experienced. They help us to survive. Over time, these become habits/patterns which can create more suffering and form stress and shame that keep the symptoms going.

 

I live with my family in West Yorkshire. My own personal brand of happiness includes watching true-crime dramas, walking my dogs, going to live concerts with my daughters, and afterwards having an enjoyable conversation over a delicious meal.

I experienced the life-changing effects of therapy in my late twenties as I was suffering from Insomnia. I was amazed by the benefits of the first session and my sleeping pattern totally changed after completing the course.

 

My professional experience and qualifications enable you to know I have the relevant training:

Licensed Practitioner of NLP

ACT Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Advanced Diploma of Professional Stress Management, Distinction level from the College of Integrated Therapies

YHT Diploma of Clinical Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy

Diploma Cognitive Behavioural Therapy CBT APT.ac

Diploma of Higher Education in Counselling

CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling

Diploma in Smoking Cessation Therapy from the College of Integrated Therapies

Eye Movement Integration PractitionerEMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) Certification

I am in ongoing professional supervision, and regularly undertake courses in professional development. I hold the General Qualification in Hypnotherapy Practice, accredited to supervise other hypnotherapists.

Reach out to me with a brief explanation of why you are looking for therapy or counselling, and I’ll respond as soon as I can.