About me

I am Dr Lucy Flitton, a psychologist and trauma psychotherapist.

My work

My work sits at the collision of trauma physiology, hormonal change, and identity. I see women who have spent years being the composed one — at work, at home, or both — and who no longer recognise themselves in midlife.

Identity and capacity

That is often not a personality change. Identity is who you are. Capacity is what the system can access right now. When hormonal cover drops, a nervous system shaped by trauma or high vigilance has less buffer. The old output becomes expensive. Shame grows if we treat that as a character problem.

Training and background

I trained first as a psychotherapeutic counsellor, then as a psychologist, and as a trauma and somatic practitioner. A master’s in family and child psychology informs how I understand the roles women were given early — and what happens to those roles when midlife changes capacity. The client in the room is the woman. The family system is context, not a separate service.

I hold a PhD in philosophy and art. It shows up as care with meaning and identity, not as a second offer.

Sessions are online.