About Lionel
Lionel Hunter is a counsellor who uses a client-centred approach to help people who are anxious, stressed, or dealing with life changes. He works from a strengths-based perspective and treats each person as the expert on their own story. Lionel's style is calm and supportive and aims to make first steps feel less daunting.
He blends Client-Centred Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. That mix lets him listen deeply, help people spot unhelpful thinking patterns, and work on emotions in close relationships.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on practical steps as well as understanding what matters most to the individual. Over seven years of practice, Lionel has supported people with a range of concerns. These include depression, bipolar mood challenges, panic attacks and phobias, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and struggles with self-esteem.
He also works with issues tied to identity such as LGBT concerns and gender dysphoria. He helps with relationship and intimacy-related worries, communication problems, jealousy and infidelity, and non-monogamous relationship questions. Parenting and fatherhood issues, family problems, grief, and midlife transitions are also within his scope.
Sessions are offered in English and take place online via video, phone, live chat or text messaging. Lionel uses an NCPS credential as listed and practises in the United Kingdom. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to availability.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship, helping people feel heard and understood before moving forward. It suits those who need space to tell their story and work out their own answers.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and uses clear exercises to change unhelpful patterns. It can be useful for anxiety, panic, phobias and obsessive thinking.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps unpack emotions that come up in close relationships and supports people to communicate differently. This approach is often used for intimacy-related issues and recurring conflict.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lionel will discuss goals and preferences together and adapt methods to fit each person's needs. That collaborative process means plans can change as progress is made.
Online sessions via video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging make therapy more flexible. Video lets people see facial cues, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, short live chat or messaging suits quick check-ins and text-based work can extend reflection between sessions. These options help fit therapy around work, family and daily life.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sexuality
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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