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Lorraine Roberts

Lorraine Roberts

Therapist · United Kingdom

Compassionate counsellor for life and relationship problems

  • Warm and interactive style
  • Practical coping strategies
  • Speaks English Spanish French

About Lorraine

Lorraine Roberts is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 12 years of experience. She works with adults on everyday struggles such as stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief, and low self-esteem. She also supports people facing ADHD, addiction, career changes, and compassion fatigue. Lorraine speaks English, Spanish and French, and accepts international clients.

Her style is warm, interactive and straightforward. She avoids stigmatising labels and treats people with respect and sensitivity. Sessions focus on practical steps people can use between meetings as well as the issues they want to talk through in the room.

Lorraine draws on a number of approaches and adapts them to each person. She uses elements of cognitive behavioural work to spot unhelpful thinking patterns. She brings in client-centred listening to make sure people feel heard and understood.

She also uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people get clearer on values and manageable actions. For more intense emotional patterns, she may use attachment-informed ways of looking at how early relationships shape current reactions. Together these approaches guide a plan that fits the person and their goals.

Her professional accreditation is BACP, which denotes registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

How Lorraine’s approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to small actions that match their values; it can help with anxiety, stress and life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting thinking and behaviour patterns and testing small experiments to change them, which is useful for depression, anxiety and sleep problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions and helps people form different responses in close relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lorraine will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, and together they will choose which methods to try. That collaborative planning means the focus can shift if something isn’t working for the client.

If you are considering online sessions, check the current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit meetings around work or family life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people access a therapist who speaks their language or who works across borders. Confirm the available session formats when you sign up so you know what will fit your routine and needs.

Areas of focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseSelf esteemADHDAddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHearing impairedHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Lorraine commonly help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, low self-esteem, ADHD, addictions and career or life-change stresses.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is warm and interactive, using respectful, non-stigmatising conversation and practical steps people can use between sessions.

What is her background and experience?

She has 12 years of professional experience working in the UK context and with a broad range of presenting issues.

What credentials does she hold and where is she based?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English, Spanish and French.

Can people outside the UK work with her?

Yes, she accepts international clients and can work with people in other countries.

How are fees and payments handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

What do I need to do to start therapy?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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