Dr Luke Ward

Therapist Directory Listing Category: Online Therapy

About the Therapist

About the therapist:

Hi, I’m Luke – a BACP-accredited counsellor and academic psychologist working online with people aged 16+ across the UK. I offer trauma-informed and affirming support where you can feel safe to explore what’s most important to you, at your own pace, and in your own way. I specialise in working with the impacts of trauma and how that may show up in daily life, as well as with gender, sexual, and relationship diversities.

I have particular expertise in:

Trauma and its effects - including dissociation, anxiety, low self-esteem, or difficulties with trust and relationships
Support for LGBTQIA+ people navigating life transitions, discrimination, or a need to feel seen and understood
Identity work - including gender, sexuality, and relationship diversity, and questions of belonging
Attachment and relationship issues

Alongside my counselling work, I’m also a research-active senior lecturer in psychology. My academic focus directly informs my therapeutic practice - especially in supporting LGBTQIA+ clients. I’ve led several funded research projects on trans health and identity development, and my findings have been published in leading journals:

This work deepens my understanding of the unique challenges faced by LGBTQIA+ communities and gives me a strong foundation for the support I offer.

If you'd like to get in touch to arrange a free 15-minute initial consultation, please email me via the 'Contact Information' tab.

Sexual identity:

Gay
Queer

Gender identity: Male

Gender history: Prefer not to say

Intersex: No

Neurodivergent: No

Personal pronouns: he/they

Qualifications - Links to websites:

I have a Master's level counselling degree (2017) and I am registered and accredited with the BACP. I am currently training in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR).

I attended Gendered Intelligence's "Working Alongside Trans, Gender Diverse and Questioning People" training in December 2025.

BACP Register: https://www.bacp.co.uk/search/Register?q=luke%20ward

Membership number: 377986

Qualifications - Additional:

Award	Awarding body	Year of award
PhD (focusing on nonbinary genders)	University of Stirling	2021
BA(Hons)	Psychology with Philosophy	2012
Dyadic Developmental Practice, Psychotherapy & Parenting - Level One	Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy Institute	2022

Experience and approach:

I’m integratively trained, which means my training covered several therapeutic approaches - including person-centred, systemic, and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). I may draw on elements of these approaches to create a way of working that’s tailored to you. I have undertaken multiple trainings on working with gender, sexual, and relationship diversity. I aim to be actively affirming of all identities and experiences, and I pay close attention to the impact of shame, marginalisation, and trauma in how we relate to ourselves and others.

I have over eight years of experience supporting clients in charitable and specialist therapy settings. I am currently working in private practice, and the majority of my clients have been LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent. I previously worked at a trauma and dissociation psychotherapy service, offering individual, family, and parenting sessions. My work focused on developmental trauma, dissociation, and attachment, using tailored trauma-informed interventions such as therapeutic life story work, narrative exposure therapy, and trauma-focused CBT.

I also volunteered for several years at a youth counselling charity, supporting 12–18-year-olds with a wide range of issues. In addition, I was a youth leader at an LGBTQIA+ youth group, where I co-facilitated sessions, created safer spaces, and supported young people in exploring their identities and building community.

Approaches:

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Consultation
EMDR
GSRD therapy
Integrative
Person-Centred
Systemic

Marginalised groups:

Ace | Asexual
BDSM | Kink
Bi- | Pansexual
Consensual non-monogamy
Cross-dresser
Gay
Intersex
Lesbian
Neurodivergent
Non-binary | Genderqueer
Queer
Questioning
Trans

Relationship styles:

One to one
Two people

Access:

No adaptation

Age ranges:

Adults
Seniors (60+)
Young adults (16-24)

Online status:

Online

Fee: £95 per 50-minute session. I offer a free 15-minute initial consultation.

19 Ferndale Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire , United Kingdom

Email: drlukeward@gmail.com

Website: