EMBARK

Counselling & Coaching with Lucy

This is your journey of self discovery

The Embark Way

You are a living, breathing ‘human becoming’, evolving and discovering your way through life. Sometimes you fly, sometimes you get stuck. Along the way, you may slip sideways or fall backwards.

Every journey of self-discovery begins with one simple step. However daunting that first step may seem, Lucy from Embark Counselling & Coaching will support and guide you from start to finish.

Counselling is to have someone walking side-by-side with you, learning from your past to put you on the right path and navigating the hazards to give you strength and courage to continue your onward journey. 

Coaching is to look boldly into the future and design a fulfilling life you can aspire to. A meaningful life that has its foundations in your unique strengths and core values.

Lucy mainly uses the powerful IFS (Internal Family System) model of Therapy, helping you to identify all of the many parts within your internal system and also helping you to become more self-led.

Are you ready to Embark on your journey of self-discovery?

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Who You’ll See

LUCY PARKER

Embark Founder, Lucy Parker, is a trained and qualified counsellor, psychotherapist, coach, yoga teacher, meditation teacher and breath-work facilitator.  She is passionate about IFS (Internal Family Systems) and aims to support you to deeply honour your own internal system in order to understand both your internal and external dynamics better.

A widow, wife, sister, mother & friend, she describes herself as a “living breathing human becoming - embarking on my own journey many years ago and continuing to bear witness to the adventure.” 

Lucy began working privately with clients in 2010 as a yoga, breath-work and meditation teacher. She established Flow Tunbridge Wells, a wellbeing centre for yoga, retreats and trainings in 2015. In 2023, Lucy qualified as a BACP registered counsellor, coach and psychotherapist. As of 2024 she has specialised in working with clients through an IFS framework.

Working therapeutically with hundreds of clients over the years has taught her one key thing:

“We are all ultimately searching for health,

to feel truly whole.”

  • Level 2 IFS Therapist through IFS UK, Bristol 2025

  • Level 1 IFS Therapist through IFS UK, Bristol 2024

  • Registered through the BACP (British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists)

  • Level 7 Post Graduate Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Coaching, University of East London, 2021 - 2023

  • Bereavement Counselling, St Raphael’s Hospice, 2022 - 2023

  • Yoga Teacher Training through Yoga Campus, London in 2009 - 2011

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Cost & Booking

When you’re ready to take the first step, click the button below to email Lucy requesting a FREE discovery call to talk about your therapeutic needs & next steps.

All appointments are £75 for a full hour and can be paid weekly or in blocks as per your preference.

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FAQs

  • This is a hard one to answer and will depend on many factors. However, you will always be in the driving seat and we can discuss together how many sessions you may need.

    We might start with a course of six sessions before a review, when a second course of six might be agreed.

    We will regularly review progress - the changes or benefits noticed - and the best next steps for you.

    For some therapy is quite quick , six to eight sessions, and for others it can be a long and fruitful commitment to self development and an investment in your own growth, understanding and acceptance.

  • Many people worry that the issue they present in therapy is not worthy of counselling. This is never the case and it is not even necessary to have a specific issue.

    Some come to counselling to better understand themselves and others wish to explore their current behaviours, beliefs and self limiting or critical inner voices.

    Whatever your reason for exploring counselling I assure you it’s valid and you’ll be greeted with curiosity, compassion and care.

  • Embark sessions embrace both counselling & coaching modalities and practices.

    My training and experience in both counselling and coaching allow you to:

    Build strong foundations of understanding your past drivers, impressions and experiences that have shaped your present as well as start to build a new vision for your future with your values, goals and aims firmly in your sight.

  • IFS (Internal Family Systems) is a transformative tool of therapy that conceives of every human being as a system of protective and wounded inner parts led by a core Self.

    We believe the mind is naturally multiple and that is a good thing. Just like members of a family, inner parts are forced from their valuable states into extreme roles within us.

    Self is in everyone. It can’t be damaged. It knows how to heal. 

    I am IFS Trained to Level 1 and have already signed up for Level 2!

    Read more in my Blog - Discover IFS.

  • Yes! If it’s easier for you to meet online, that can be arranged via Zoom.

    For online sessions, please ensure you have a good internet connection and that you are somewhere private and comfortable where you can feel relaxed and know you can’t be overheard.

  • Embark counselling sessions are £75 per hour [60 minutes].

    You can pay weekly or in sets in advance. All payment methods are available.

  • Normally not. However, for your safety, you will be asked to complete an assessment form before any work is begun and this will include questions about your medical history.

    Remember I, like most counsellors and psychotherapists, are not medically trained and so cannot, and certainly should not, offer any medical advice.

    Should your form reveal anything that might raise a question or concern you’ll be asked to have a conversation with your GP before starting therapy.

  • Yes, I offer a first session for this very reason. To check you're completely comfortable with the connection between you and me and the therapeutic relationship we can co-create.

    After this first session, you are free to choose your preferred next step. You'll be in charge and you decide.

  • EMBARK CLIENT 2025

    Working with Lucy has been one of the most positive and life-changing experiences I’ve ever had. From the very first session, she created a space where I felt completely safe, understood, and supported. She has an incredible ability to listen with genuine empathy and help make sense of complex feelings in a way that feels both grounding and empowering. Each week, I looked forward to our sessions because I knew I could be open and honest without any judgment. She not only helped me understand what I was going through but also gave me practical tools and insights that I will continue to use every day. Thanks to her guidance, I feel more confident, self-aware, and better equipped to handle challenges in a healthy way. I’m deeply grateful for her compassion, wisdom, and the safe space she created for me to grow and heal.

    I can’t recommend Lucy highly enough, she has made such a difference in my life.

  • EMBARK CLIENT 2025

    I had been building up the courage to contact someone for some support with my mental health for so long that by the time I contacted Lucy I was at the lowest point I think I have ever been in my life. Lucy was so gentle and understanding, whilst being completely professional, and I immediately felt that I was in safe hands. She took time to listen and has an extraordinary ability to remember every tiny detail I have told her without having to use notes, which makes you feel really ‘heard’ and listened to. We took everything at my pace and I felt safe to let Lucy know when I couldn’t face a topic or perhaps wanted to explore something else. Each week I noticed a remarkable difference in my ability to process, understand and conquer my fears and anxieties, and it was amazing how the IFS system just slowly implemented itself into my thinking and I began to be able to analyse situations and face issues I would have previously been to terrified to even contemplate. I am now in such an amazing place that I have ended my sessions with Lucy, but she has reassured me that she is always there for me in the future. Lucy is an incredible therapist and counsellor and I would highly recommend her to everyone! 

  • EMBARK CLIENT 2025

    I’ve visited various therapists over the years, costing thousands of pounds, and with very limited results. Being someone with an active imagination (rather than being academic), I immediately took to Lucy’s IFS sessions from day one. Coming out of the first session was like I’d just woken up and seen something clear and simple, yet profound, for the very first time. It was genuinely a WOW moment. Lucy is excellent at talking you through the IFS experience, what it does and how it can help you. Or rather, how you can help yourself. It was the first time in my 60plus years I knew something was going to change, and it did. Lucy is a genuinely warm, kind and lovely person who also happens to be a superb psychotherapist.

  • EMBARK CLIENT 2025

    Lucy has been a tremendous help with her counselling approach and the structure has really helped me discover more about myself that I would never of known before working with Flow. I felt extremely low and lost before my counselling began but with time and patience, it has helped me and my self esteem grow and put me on the right path to better things.

  • EMBARK CLIENT 2025

    I think the idea of speaking to someone new about your problems can be a bit overwhelming or nerve racking. But you don’t just find a therapist to vent to, you also find a bit of a friend through the process. Even if you don’t believe in the idea of therapy, the idea of having someone to talk to that is also a professional feels really good.

  • EMBARK CLIENT 2024

    My time working with Lucy has left an imprint on my life and it is something I will never forget. In a warm and inviting safe space, she patiently helped me navigate my challenging upbringing, understand my behaviours and practice self compassion. Lucy's expertise and holistic approach helped me find my sense of self and also gain the tools I need to enable me to continue to flourish. Thank you for everything. 

  • EMBARK CLIENT 2024

    I can’t recommend Lucy enough. From our very first session, she made me feel safe and comfortable, like I could really open up without judgment. What stood out to me most was how insightful she is, she doesn’t just listen to what you’re saying but picks up on things you didn’t even realise you were feeling or thinking. She’s incredibly professional but also so empathetic. It’s a balance that makes you feel completely heard and understood while still being gently guided to see things in a new way. Her warmth and care always came through, and I knew I was in good hands every session. Thanks to Lucy, I’ve gained so much clarity and confidence. She’s given me tools that I know I’ll carry with me for a long time. If you’re looking for someone who genuinely cares and can help you grow, I can’t imagine a better therapist than her.

  • EMBARK CLIENT 2023

    My time working with Lucy has left an imprint on my life and it is something I will never forget. In a warm and inviting safe space, she patiently helped me navigate my challenging upbringing, understand my behaviours and practice self compassion. Lucy's expertise and holistic approach helped me find my sense of self and also gain the tools I need to enable me to continue to flourish. Thank you for everything.

  • EMBARK CLIENT 2022

    I was stuck, unsure what I wanted to do with my life. I had been caring for family members whose situation had now changed. I had more time but was uncertain which paths to take. The structured sessions with Lucy helped me to focus on what I truly wanted for my future health and happiness. She was brilliant, taking time at each stage to ensure that I was supported. It was hard as I needed to take a honest look at my behaviours and work on how I could change my days to give me something that I would value more. Lucy worked with me, gently and incisively, enabling me to put together some goals. It was so empowering, so worthwhile. I can feel the tangible benefit of working with Lucy and am very thankful to her for all her care and support.

  • EMBARK CLIENT 2022

    I did some life coaching sessions with Lucy, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect as I had never done it before but as soon as I entered Lucy’s session it was explained in such a clear way. I found it very interesting, challenging and rewarding. The sessions were very thought provoking but that didn’t end in the room itself as on discussions between us both there was “homework” which was great as the weeks flowed so well and the journey wasn’t broken by time. The work is done by yourself, at no point did I feel influenced, hurried or judged just fully supported and respected by Lucy in every way and her knowledge and personality reflect on her style of coaching. If you need any guidance in your life I would whole heartedly recommend Lucy. It is the one journey I would want to do with no-one else.

  • EMBARK CLIENT 2022

    I was feeling stuck in a rut and like I needed a change in my career but was uncertain about which direction to go in. Lucy worked with me over four sessions to identify my core values and figure out what would make for a fulfilling work / life balance. She was a great listener, full of ideas, and incorporated lots of holistic practices from the other modalities she’s trained in. I feel excited about the future in a way that I haven’t in a long time thanks to our work together.

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