Jody Lumley

Jody Lumley is a BACP counsellor who helps people facing anger and related concerns. She supports those dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain and addictions. She aims to make the first step feel manageable for someone worried or unsure about asking for help.

She works in a person-centred way that focuses on what matters to the individual. Sessions are shaped around the client’s needs and priorities. Jody also adapts methods when the situation calls for a different approach.

Over nine years she has supported people with trauma, work-related distress, self-harm, domestic violence and complex loss. She has experience with ADHD and issues linked to attachment and abandonment. Her work includes helping people navigate major life changes and ongoing emotional strain.

In sessions she encourages honest conversation about feelings and behaviour. Practical tools from cognitive behavioural ideas and solution-focused thinking are used alongside reflective conversation. Mindfulness strategies may be introduced to help manage strong emotions such as anger.

Jody aims to help people identify patterns that keep difficulties going and to try small, manageable changes. She supports clients to build clearer communication and healthier coping habits. The goal is to help people feel steadier and more able to make choices that suit their life.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Jody uses client-centred work that focuses on the person’s concerns and goals, following what the client brings to each session and offering support tailored to them. This way of working helps people feel heard and guides decisions about practical next steps.

Cognitive behavioural ideas are used to spot patterns in thoughts and behaviours and to try small experiments that can reduce unhelpful reactions. Mindfulness practices may be offered to help with strong feelings such as anger, teaching simple attention and grounding exercises that can be practised between sessions.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The counsellor will work with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals and preferences, and may combine approaches as helpful.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm the available formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so people can use sessions within a workday or between commitments. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt tools and exercises so they work well at a distance and fit practical day-to-day life.