Lucy Hanbury
You don't have to keep holding it all together. Whether you're navigating anxiety, relationship conflicts, a major life transition, or the overwhelming love and loss that can come with new motherhood — you deserve a space to set it down for a while, and someone to help you hold it. Hi, I'm Lucy, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and certified perinatal mental health counselor (PMH-C). I work with women who are navigating through trauma, anxiety, and the unique emotional landscape of the perinatal period. My approach is warm, inclusive, and deeply human — I believe real connection is what makes real change possible. This work asks a lot of you, and I don't take that lightly. I'm continually humbled by the courage my clients bring to every session. When you're ready, I'd love to connect and see if we're the right fit.
I am committed to supporting women of all ages through all of life's struggles, conflicts, or transitions as well as the unique challenges of the perinatal period.
First session
Together, we will explore your strengths, build resilience, and cultivate self-compassion as you identify your goals and develop a toolbox of coping skills. My goal is to empower you to embrace your authentic self, find healing and growth, and create a fulfilling and peaceful life.
Strengths
One of my biggest strengths is that I show up fully — warm, present, and genuinely invested in the people I work with. I'm a deeply loyal person, and that carries into the therapy room. Once you're my client, I'm truly in your corner. I care about how you're doing, and that's not performative — it's just who I am. I also bring a sense of humor when it's welcome. Not to minimize what you're going through, but because sometimes a little lightness makes hard things feel more bearable, and connection can happen in the smallest, most human moments. My clinical style is eclectic rather than tied to one modality. I draw from a range of approaches and interventions depending on what you actually need in a given session — not what a manual says you should need. That means our work together can shift week to week: some sessions dig into something painful, others focus on practical tools for a specific struggle, and some are simply about being heard and understood without having to hold it together. What I think sets my approach apart is that I don't come in with an agenda for who you should become. I'm not trying to fix you — I don't believe you're broken. I'm here to help you understand yourself, trust yourself, and feel less alone while you figure things out. That genuine connection, more than any single technique, is what I believe actually creates change.
Ideal clients
I enjoy working with clients who are willing to commit to the often challenging and rewarding work of therapy. As your therapist, I collaborate with you to develop a personalized treatment plan that meets your individual needs and goals. Whether you're struggling with perinatal mood disorders, processing trauma, looking to improve your self esteem, or adjusting to a big life transition, I am here to offer support, guidance, and encouragement every step of the way.
Treatment methods
Person-centered (Rogerian)
A person-centered, humanistic approach means I believe you are the expert on your own life — not me. My role isn't to dictate what happens, but to walk alongside you with genuine warmth, empathy, and unconditional positive regard, so you feel safe enough to explore what's really going on underneath. In practice, that means I'm not coming in with a fixed agenda for who you should become. I follow your lead on what matters most in a given session, and I trust that you already have the capacity for growth and self-understanding — sometimes it just needs the right space to surface. I try to meet you exactly where you are, without judgment, rather than where I think you "should" be. This shows up especially in how I listen — really listen, not just to respond, but to understand. I believe that when someone feels truly seen and accepted, that's often when the real shifts happen. Connection itself becomes part of the healing, not just a backdrop to it.
Trauma Informed Care
Trauma-informed care means I approach every session with the understanding that many of my clients are carrying experiences I may not know about right away — and that how those experiences show up isn't always obvious. It's not a specific technique so much as a lens I bring to everything I do. In practice, that looks like prioritizing safety and trust first, before anything else. I move at your pace, not mine. I try to be transparent about what we're doing in session and why, so you always feel like a collaborator in your own care, not someone things are being done to. Especially in perinatal work, trauma-informed care matters because so much of the medical and postpartum experience can already feel disempowering — decisions made about your body, your baby, your timeline, often without much say. I try to make our work together the opposite of that: a space where you have agency, where your pace and your story lead.
Location
Virtual sessions
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- MassachusettsLicense LMHC10001133