Lynfa Wharam, NCPS

Lynfa Wharam is a warm, practical counsellor who helps people with sexual and relationship concerns as well as related issues like anxiety, depression and stress. She supports people who are struggling with intimacy, self-esteem, addiction, grief and life changes. Lynfa uses everyday language and a calm manner to make conversations easier to start.

She draws on seven years of counselling experience and a background in law, having worked in international law firms in London and Essex. Her qualification is NCPS, which is shown as NCPS in her profile. Lynfa also trained in hypnotherapy and psychotherapeutic counselling, and she has offered volunteer mental health support during the pandemic.

Lynfa works in an integrative way, combining approaches to suit each person. That means she may mix client-centred listening with practical cognitive techniques, mindfulness or hypnotherapy depending on what’s helpful. She explains options clearly and checks in about what feels right.

In sessions she encourages straightforward conversation about difficult topics like commitment, trust, communication, abuse, affairs, and sexual function. She can talk about both physical and emotional factors that affect intimacy and relationships.

Her style is empathetic and down-to-earth. She aims to make people feel heard and to help them develop steps they can use in daily life. To begin, clients use the site Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.

Approaches used in online therapy and how they help

Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and creating a non-judgemental space. It helps people talk about intimacy, relationship strain and emotional pain at their own pace. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behaviour that keep problems going and teaches practical skills to change them, which can help with anxiety, low mood and relationship difficulties. Hypnotherapy uses guided relaxation and focused attention to support change in habits, stress reactions and some sexual concerns when combined with conversation work.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss options and try methods together with the client. That collaborative process aims to match techniques to the person’s goals, needs and preferences rather than imposing one way of working.

If you want to use online therapy, check the available session options before booking as formats are not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow a quicker check-in between appointments. They also make it possible to work with a therapist who is based in the United Kingdom while living elsewhere, subject to scheduling and availability.