Lucy Smart, UKCP Accredited Psychotherapist

Lucy Smart

Chagford TQ13
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Lucy Smart, UKCP Accredited Psychotherapist

Lucy Smart

Chagford TQ13
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About Me

I am an experienced psychotherapist specialising in an evidence-based therapy that accelerates psychological change.

I help people to overcome whatever is preventing them from living fully and freely by addressing the issues they bring in a collaborative, focused and emotionally therapeutic way.

There are always reasons for suffering, and when we do not tackle the underlying causes, it tends to be repeated throughout our lives, often without any understanding of why.

I am here to help you overcome the issues you bring with compassion and integrity.

Therapy can be life-changing; bringing confidence, vitality, purpose, a realisation of potential, and more satisfying relationships.

I will help you to regulate anxiety and manage feelings so you don't have to be overwhelmed by them or cut off from them.

You may have had therapy before and feel like something is not quite resolved or repaired. You may even have had years of therapy but things haven’t really changed. ISTDP psychotherapy is an effective segue in both cases, and it won’t mean starting again or spending several sessions going through personal history.

Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) is an experiential form of psychodynamic therapy that seeks to provide relief and resolution to your difficulties in a way that is time-effective and lasting.

There is a strong focus on the internal obstacles that prevent change and healing. I will help you to regulate anxiety and manage feelings.

Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) is an evidence-based approach shown to be effective and suitable for a broad range of psychological issues such as anxiety, panic attacks, depression, PTSD, unexplained medical symptoms, as well as personality disorders.

Research indicates positive outcomes are long lasting, with improvement continuing after termination.

I am UKCP registered, which means I adhere to the UKCP's code of practice.

I continually review my work, both independently and with colleagues, to ensure I am working to the best possible standard. I am committed to life-long learning and continual improvement through reflective study, review with colleagues, and continuous professional development (CPD).

I work with

  • Individuals

Special Interests

Like all UKCP registered psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors I can work with a wide range of issues, but here are some areas in which I have a special interest or additional experience.

Anxiety is often felt as bodily sensations, such as racing heart, tight chest, tight or churning stomach. Sometimes even dizziness, spaciness or inability to think, see or hear properly. It can cause stomach problems, skin problems, headaches, nausea. It also shows up in our mind and in the way we think, causing worry, fear, paranoia, confusion, panic, obsessive and catastrophic thinking. Anxiety is something we all experience at times and in different ways, but it becomes a problem when it regularly and repeatedly interferes with our ability to feel physically at ease, to be present to life and to experience reality (i.e. seeing ourselves and others as who we are). At its worst anxiety can be completely debilitating and maddening. We will work to identify where and how anxiety is experienced in body, thinking and behaviour. We will track when it occurs in the moment, slowing down and working out what is happening in an often very fast and unconscious internal process.
Depression is often described as feeling hopeless, empty, numb or desperate. It can be impossible to take pleasure in anything or feel connected to anyone, rendering life as meaningless. Depression can even mean feeling unhappy when everything is seemingly well in your life. It is a state of deep suffering and isolation, and at its worst results in not wanting to live.
I have a particular interest in medically unexplained physical symptoms and how the mind and body interact.
We are born into relationships and adapt ourselves accordingly. These adaptations do not always happen in an entirely healthy way. Our psychology is always complex, made up of many parts and specific to each of us, but the unpicking of these parts within the therapeutic relationship brings more awareness and control, and the opportunity for new ways of relating. This paves the way for more positive and rewarding relationships.

Types of Therapies Offered

  • Psychosynthesis Psychotherapist

What I can help with

  • Abuse
  • Addiction
  • ADHD
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Bereavement
  • Bulimia
  • Bullying
  • Chronic Illness
  • Couple Issues
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Violence
  • Eating Disorders
  • Employment Difficulties
  • Family
  • Health-related Issues
  • Identity Problems
  • Mental Health Issues
  • Obsessions
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
  • Online Counselling
  • Parents
  • Phobias
  • Physical Abuse
  • Post-Traumatic Stress
  • Prescribed Drug Dependence
  • Relationships
  • Separation
  • Sex Problems
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sexuality
  • Spirituality
  • Step Families
  • Stress
  • Suicide
  • Trauma

Types of sessions

  • Face to Face - Long Term
  • Face to Face - Short Term
  • Online Therapy

Chagford Office


Chagford TQ13

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Exeter Office


Exeter EX1

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Bovey Tracey Office


Bovey Tracey TQ13

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London Office


London E5

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Office


PL1

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UKCP College

  • Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy College (HIPC)
Lucy Smart

Lucy Smart

Chagford TQ13

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