My name is Lucy Sheils and I am a qualified integrative psychotherapist working online with LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent clients, worldwide.
I also support clients working through anxiety, relationship patterns and challenges, self-identity, and life transitions, alongside the identity-specific work above.
- Your mind won't switch off, even when you're exhausted
- You know what you want to do, but starting feels impossible
- You keep ending up in the same pattern, with different people
- You feel different to others, but can't quite explain how
- You're exhausted from explaining yourself to people who don't get it
- Decisions that should be simple feel impossible to make
- You've been told you're "too much" or "not trying hard enough"
- You've built a version of yourself that's easier for other people, and lost track of the real one
- You're questioning something about yourself you haven't said out loud yet
Alongside general therapeutic work, I have particular experience supporting:
As a gay psychotherapist, I bring both personal and professional understanding to this work. I support clients exploring their sexuality, gender identity, or both, including trans and non-binary clients, and those questioning or exploring where they sit. This often includes relationship difficulties, dynamics, and patterns specific to queer relationships, as well as how being LGBTQIA+ shows up in other areas of life, including work and career. My ultimate goal is to help you embrace your authentic self and build a life that feels aligned with your values.
As a neurodivergent therapist, I bring both personal and professional understanding to this work. I have specific training in neurodivergent-informed therapy, and understand that therapy needs to adapt to how you actually think, focus, and communicate, not the other way round. This might mean adapting pace, structure, or how we check in, depending on what works for you. I work with clients who are ADHD, autistic, AuDHD, or otherwise neurodivergent, you don't need a formal diagnosis to explore any of this with me, self-identification is enough.
Relationship difficulties are one of the most common reasons people come to see me, whether that's recurring conflict, communication breakdown, patterns you keep repeating, or wanting to understand your role in a relationship more clearly. This is especially common among LGBTQIA+ clients navigating relationship structures or dynamics without the models or scripts often taken for granted elsewhere. I work with individuals across any relationship structure, monogamous, polyamorous, ethically non-monogamous, or open, taking a sex-positive, non-judgmental approach throughout, and I work with people exploring these issues on their own, not just as a couple.
Anxiety is another common thread in the work I do, whether that's a persistent sense of worry, overthinking, or anxiety tied to specific situations like work, relationships, or identity. We'll work at your pace to understand what's driving it and find ways to feel more grounded.
Alongside this, many people I work with are also navigating one or more of the following:
Sessions are £90 for 50 minutes. Currently accepting new clients.