Lionel Hunter, NCPS

Lionel Hunter uses a person-focused way of working that centres on each client's experience. He believes people know their own stories and brings a calm, respectful presence to sessions. Lionel aims to help people manage stress, anxiety and issues related to LGBT identity. He also supports those coping with grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and changes in mood such as depression or bipolar symptoms.

He draws on Client-Centred Therapy to listen openly and follow what matters most to the person in front of him. He also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at thoughts and patterns that keep painful feelings going. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps when emotions and connection in relationships are central to the problem.

Over seven years of work have included supporting people with eating and parenting worries, anger and self-esteem difficulties, and the strain of life changes. Lionel also works with issues like obsessive thoughts and compulsions, panic attacks, phobias and compulsive behaviours. Additional focus areas include communication and control problems, jealousy and infidelity, and questions around gender dysphoria and fatherhood issues.

He holds NCPS as his listed credential and practises in the United Kingdom. Sessions are carried out in English. Lionel aims to offer a steady, pragmatic approach that helps people find small changes that make daily life easier.

How Lionel’s approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy is about the counsellor listening without judgement and following what the client says is most important, which helps people feel heard and understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and helps people change patterns that keep problems going. Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on emotions and relationship patterns to improve how people connect and respond to each other.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with clients about goals, preferences and what feels helpful. Together they choose which methods to focus on and review progress as therapy continues, adjusting the approach when needed.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, save travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people join from different locations within the United Kingdom and make it simpler to maintain continuity of care when schedules change.