Lucia Cockcroft Trainee person-centred counsellor

Where I practise

Frinton-on-Sea, mostly outdoors

Three places, and the practical details you would otherwise have to email and ask about.

Walk and talk

Frinton greensward and seafront

The Esplanade, Frinton-on-SeaEssex CO13

Open in maps

A long, flat, paved path along the clifftop above the beach huts, with the sea on one side and grass on the other. We meet at an agreed spot, walk out for twenty-five minutes and turn back. Benches the whole way if you would rather sit for part of it.

Ground
Level tarmac path, no steps on the greensward route
Wheelchairs and buggies
The clifftop path is suitable throughout
Parking
Free on-street parking along The Esplanade. PLACEHOLDER: confirm the meeting point
Weather
We walk in most of it. In storms or extreme heat we move indoors or online

Room sessions

The counselling room, Frinton-on-Sea

PLACEHOLDER: room addressFrinton-on-Sea, Essex

A quiet private room a few minutes from Frinton station. Two chairs, a clock you can see, tissues you are allowed to use, and a door that stays shut.

By train
Frinton station is on the Greater Anglia branch line from Colchester
Parking
PLACEHOLDER: confirm nearest parking
Access
PLACEHOLDER: confirm step-free access and toilet
Waiting
Please arrive at your session time rather than early. There is no waiting room

Video and phone

Online, from wherever you are

Secure video link or a phone call

The whole of Essex and beyond. Useful in winter, useful when you are ill, and the only option if you have moved away and want to keep working together.

You need
Headphones and somewhere you will not be overheard
Link
Sent fresh before each session, never shared
If it drops
I call you back on the phone and we carry on

A note on privacy outdoors

Frinton is a small town, and I have thought about that.

The greensward is a public place, so we keep our voices low and choose quieter stretches and quieter times of day. If we pass someone you know, you decide what happens. I will not acknowledge you first, and I will never explain who I am.

We talk all of this through before the first walk, including what you would like me to say if someone asks. If outdoors ever stops feeling private enough, we move indoors that same week with no fuss and no change to the fee.

Yoga and mindfulness

Separate from the counselling, I teach in three places. These have their own websites and their own booking.