Luke Thompson, BACP

Luke Thompson offers warm, conversational therapy rooted in emotional awareness and relationships. He uses a person-centred stance to help people work through anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties. Sessions focus on honest, real talk about feelings, behaviours and the everyday struggles that follow loss, shame or low self-worth.

Luke draws on Attachment-Based approaches alongside Emotionally-Focused and Cognitive Behavioural methods to make sense of how past and present relationships shape feelings and reactions. He aims to build a trusting therapeutic relationship so people can safely name painful experiences and try different ways of responding.

In practice he encourages feeling things through rather than avoiding them, while also offering tools to change unhelpful patterns. That can mean talking about grief and bereavement, facing social anxiety, or working on low self-esteem and people-pleasing. Sessions are collaborative and paced to what the person needs in the moment.

Luke shares some of his own experiences with anxiety, depression and bereavement to normalise difficult feelings and to show that healing often looks messy. He describes therapy as a shared journey and positions himself as a present companion rather than a distant expert.

Outside of work he enjoys creative hobbies, gaming and travel, and brings those human interests into his therapeutic style. He is BACP registered and offers sessions to people in the United Kingdom and internationally in English.

How different approaches shape online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that fit their values. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and when life changes feel overwhelming. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships shape emotional responses and patterns in close relationships, helping people make different choices in connection. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening deeply and offering empathy so a person can explore feelings at their own pace.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and will test what feels most helpful. That collaborative process means approaches can be blended or adjusted over time to suit changing needs.

Practical benefits of online sessions include fitting therapy around work, study or caregiving commitments and avoiding travel time. Online work can make it easier to have shorter check-ins, schedule sessions during a lunch break, or use video only when people want to be on camera. The exact session options are not specified here, so confirm current formats before booking to make sure they fit your routine.