Lesley Ludlow

I currently do not have evening or weekend sessions available. 

I have been in private practice in the Croydon area for over 22 years offering counselling to individuals and couples. 

Collectively we have experienced a challenging time over the last few years. Maybe you are experiencing loss, or trauma and as a result, are now feeling unable to cope.  Waking up in the morning can feel like you have a mountain to climb just to get through the day.  Or maybe you are dealing with anxiety, depression, loss, financial issues,  redundancy, relationship difficulties or stress at work. All of these issues can be hard to manage on your own at times and it can feel hard to talk to friends if you feel you might be a burden. That's why talking to a professional is in some ways easier.  If you  work with me I will help you understand the issues and together we will find a way to help you manage them. 

I work in an exploratory way, guided by psychodynamic theory. What that means is that I will gather information about your childhood, your present day issues and relationships and look at the links between these areas, as well as how you relate to me.   My work isn't like CBT so I don't provide homework and my role isn't to provide advice.  The way to explain it I guess is a bit like an onion.  We will slowly peel off the layers to reveal the source of the difficulties. 

I charge £70 a session for individuals and £85 for couples.

Critical Incident fees for companies including group work - fee to be discussed.

I work with individuals and couples on an open ended contract so we will work together until you reach a point where you feel better in yourself and able to manage your issues. 

I work for BUPA and can offer short term counselling for companies or on site Critical Incident support  (fees to be discussed) 

The first session will be an assessment to enable me to get an idea of what is going on for you.  I take notes in the first two sessions which are stored in a confidential space. 

As we are currently working online it is important that you are able to provide a confidential space where you won't be overheard. 

I currently only have availability during the day. No evening sessions or weekends are available. 

I can offer clinical supervision on a 1:1 or group basis to student and qualified counsellors. I can also offer supervision in an educational or corporate setting. 

I’m a Senior Accredited counsellor with BACP and have been working in private practice since 2001 and qualified as a supervisor 7 years ago.  I trained integratively and can therefore offer supervision across several theoretical models, except CBT.    I have experience working with EAP's short model counselling, IAPT and long term counselling.  I currently offer supervision monthly, bi weekly or weekly to students and qualified counsellors. 

My practice is based in Shirley, 3 miles south of Croydon,Surrey. I use Zoom as a preference working online or Skype.

I can offer a 15 min chat if you need to talk through how I work before committing to working with me.