Lou Clark, BACP

Lou Clark welcomes people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed or unsure about next steps. She helps with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, career crossroads and depression, and offers coaching-style support for practical change. Lou is warm and straightforward in sessions and aims to make the first step feel manageable for anyone thinking about therapy.

Lou holds accreditation with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She has four years of professional experience and works in a collaborative way that responds to each person’s needs. Her practice is informed by an integrative outlook that draws on different counselling ideas to suit the individual.

Lou uses a client-centred approach that focuses on the person’s own concerns and priorities. She pays attention to communication problems, feelings of emptiness, jealousy, self-worth, and issues that often arise in midlife. She also supports people with matters related to men’s issues and women’s issues when these are part of what they want to work on.

Sessions are intended to be a calm space to talk without judgement. Lou emphasises honesty and respect, and she encourages practical steps alongside deeper exploration. She works with adults and completes therapy via video for people aged 18 and over.

People meet Lou to build self-awareness, improve relationships, manage anxiety, and make clearer decisions about work and life. She invites clients to shape how therapy proceeds, matching methods to what helps most in each session.

Client-centred counselling and online working

Lou practises client-centred counselling, which puts the person’s experience at the heart of each session. The counsellor listens closely, reflects what matters to the client, and helps people clarify their own goals and next steps. This approach suits issues like anxiety, relationship concerns and decisions about work because it builds on what the client already knows about their life.

She also uses an integrative outlook, blending ideas from different counselling perspectives so sessions can be adapted as needs change. That approach supports both exploration of feelings and practical problem solving, depending on what the client wants to focus on.

Finding the right method is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options and decide with the client which ways of working feel most helpful. This is a collaborative process that considers goals, preferences and how people want to use their time in sessions.

Please confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow sessions during a lunch break or between commitments. It also means people can continue therapy when life makes attending in person harder, while still shaping sessions around practical needs.