Hi, I’m Lucinda – welcome to my website.

I’m a warm, open, and attentive psychotherapist, clinical supervisor and parenting coach in Uckfield and Crowborough.

My work is grounded in a body-mind approach with nature woven in as both a resource and a guide.

I support individuals, families and professionals to slow down, turn inward and reconnect with what truly matters.

A body-mind approach – what does it mean?

Mindfulness is the practice of paying attention to the present moment—without judgment—to our thoughts, feelings, and surroundings. I use the term body-mindfulness to describe a deeper focus: one that tunes into the sensations we experience within our bodies. These sensations often carry important messages and can offer meaningful insights into the challenges we face in everyday life.

To support this process, I integrate somatic and embodied practices into my work. These activities help bring awareness to what the whole body—as well as the mind—is feeling or has experienced. The insights and self-awareness that emerge through this work often empower my clients to question, reframe, and shift their thoughts, emotions, and behaviours in more conscious and aligned ways.

The benefits of working in nature

There is an increasing body of research about the benefits of being in nature. Studies focus on a range of topics including the multi-sensory experience of being outdoors in the natural environment, the opportunities it offers us for relaxation and awe and the impact on our brains of natural chemicals.

Taking the time to observe and notice what is happening in nature can also offer profound opportunities for insight, transformation and healing. Nature has no ego—what you see is what you get. When we take the time to slow down and truly observe her quiet wisdom, we can begin to see truths about ourselves and the way we meet the world – as a therapy client, supervisee or parent – that we may never have noticed before. The new insights we gain in this way can allow us to reframe our understanding of ourself and others, and make choices about how we think, feel and act moving forwards.

I work in private woodland in Crowborough, East Sussex (TN6) and in public woodland in Uckfield (TN22) which is not private but has secluded areas. I work outdoors all the year through which means that my clients can benefit from the changing dynamics and resources which offer themselves as part of nature’s annual seasonal cycle.

My skills and experience

My core dramatherapy training gave me a solid grounding in the theory and practice of general mental health issues, attachment, developmental trauma, movement, play and working with the unconscious. Through further professional trainings and my experiences as mother to birth and adopted children, I have deepened and added to my skills and knowledge base. My areas of special interest are anxiety, depression, shame, grief, parent-child relationships (of all ages), complex trauma and many issues relating to adopted and looked after children and the systems around them.

I’ve always felt a deep connection to nature. From an early age, I noticed how much better I felt when I was fully immersed in it—seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, and even tasting what the natural world had to offer. It became a place of comfort, clarity, and restoration. You can read more about me in My Story.

The important stuff: my qualifications, trainings and registration

I hold a Postgraduate Diploma in Dramatherapy from Roehampton University (2001–2005) and a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Supervision from the Link Centre in Sussex (2022). I am committed to ongoing professional development and have completed, amongst others, training in embodiment, trauma, attachment, neurodiversity, embodiment, ecotherapy, group work, and gaming disorders. I am registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (AS08185) and adhere to its code of ethics.