Lucy Adamson
I have been practising as a counsellor / psychotherapist for 19 years with experience in the areas of addictions, young peoples counselling and adult therapy, and chronic pain / stress illness recovery both short and longer term.
I believe in a holistic approach taking into account all areas of the individuals needs to balance your life and to help demystify any problems or issues you may be experiencing. I encourage relaxation techniques alongside talking therapy to help make life easier for you and to ground you whilst dealing with difficult problems you may be encountering. This way it makes you issues more easy to cope with and to discover another way of being.
I qualified with a BSc in Psychology and a Diploma in Person Centred Counselling but have added mindfulness training and other strands of therapy to make my practice more integrative to help with a wider range of problems. To reflect the level of training I have done I achieved BACP Senior Accredited Counsellor / Psychotherapist status in 2014. This is the highest level of accreditation you can receive currently. I continue to attend many personal and professional development courses to maintain a high level of up to date knowledge. This is passed on to my clients in my practice with them.
I am also qualified to offer EMDR as part of a therapy package; and am a qualified SIRPA (Stress Illness Recovery Practitioners Association) Practitioner, and have growing expertise in the area of chronic pain having recovered from chronic back pain myself.
I practice mindfulness myself and have taught mindfulness courses at a local Yoga Shala in St Albans.
I enjoy swimming in the sea, walking my sausage dog, yoga and Tai Chi to relax.
Lucy Adamson BACP Senior Accred. Psychotherapist & SIRPA Practitioner