Lynda Almond | Counselling, Psychotherapy, Psychosexual and Relationship Therapy in Plymouth

We offer a range of specialized services in a safe, gentle environment, both in-person in Plymouth and via online counselling sessions. Our services include a Discovery Session to help you identify your needs. We provide Counselling & Psychotherapy for individuals, offering dedicated support for anxiety, stress, trauma, bereavement, and self-worth. For couples and partnerships, our Relationship Therapy aims to enhance communication, navigate transitions, and rebuild emotional intimacy. Additionally, we provide inclusive psychosexual therapy, exploring sexual health, dysfunction, and compulsive behaviours (such as porn or sex addiction) with empathy and realness, including effective hypnotherapy services.

Empathy, for us, is not a technique — it is a way of being. We meet you exactly where you are, without agenda or assumption. Whatever you carry into the room — shame, confusion, grief, or simply a sense that something isn't quite right — we receive it with genuine care and without judgement. You will never be reduced to a presenting problem here.

We don't hide behind clinical distance. Our work is warm, honest, and human — because we believe that real therapeutic change happens in the quality of the relationship, not just the application of a model. You can expect us to be genuinely present with you: curious, direct when it's helpful, and always on your side.

Your sense of safety is not a starting point — it is something we tend to throughout our work together. We move at your pace, always. There is no pressure to go further or faster than feels right for you. Whether we are sitting with something tender or exploring something new, you remain in the driver's seat.

Diversity is not something we accommodate — it is something we celebrate. We are a fully inclusive, GSRD-affirming practice, and that means your identity, your relationship structure, and your sexuality are not just welcomed here — they are honoured as part of who you are. You do not need to educate us, minimise yourself, or wonder whether you will be understood. You will be.