Lorraine Roberts , BACP

Lorraine Roberts is a UK-licensed therapist with 12 years of professional experience who supports individuals, couples, families, teenagers, and LGBTQ+ clients. She works with a broad range of concerns including stress and anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, addiction, self-esteem, ADHD, bipolar disorder, depression, grief, parenting challenges, career transitions, and compassion fatigue. Her additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment concerns, adoption and foster care issues, aging and caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, body image and eating difficulties, and blended family dynamics.

She holds BACP membership - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - which reflects professional standards in the field. Lorraine brings a warm, interactive style to sessions and places emphasis on respect, sensitivity, and compassion while avoiding stigmatizing labels. Her clinical work draws on cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, psychodynamic, and rational-emotive approaches, and she adapts conversation and treatment plans to each client’s specific needs and goals. Lorraine aims to collaborate with clients to create a tailored path forward that fits their circumstances and priorities.

Therapeutic Approaches Suited to Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages clients to notice and accept difficult thoughts while clarifying personal values and taking committed action. It is often used to support people facing anxiety, stress, and life transitions by helping them focus on what matters most rather than getting stuck in unhelpful thought patterns.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape expectations and patterns in current connections. By understanding attachment styles, clients can work toward greater security, improved intimacy, and healthier responses in relationships.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) examines the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers practical strategies for changing unhelpful patterns. It is commonly applied to concerns such as anxiety, low mood, anger, and difficulties with sleep or concentration.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process and Lorraine will collaborate with each client to identify the best fit based on needs, goals, and personal preferences. She combines approaches as appropriate and adjusts the plan as work progresses.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, family, or travel and let clients maintain continuity of care across locations while working with licensed professionals and therapists who can tailor their support to each person’s situation.