Lily Llewellyn, BACP

Lily Llewellyn is a UK-based counsellor with five years of professional experience supporting adults and young people through stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, grief, trauma, and a wide range of life changes. She works with diverse concerns including LGBT-related issues, intimacy and parenting challenges, eating and sleeping problems, addiction, bipolar and depression, ADHD, and work-related pressures. Lily brings a compassionate, person-centred stance that aims to help people move out of feelings of powerlessness, emptiness or despair and toward greater understanding and emotional agency.

She is registered with the BACP, the professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom, and blends evidence-informed approaches with a relational focus. Her training includes a PGDip in Person-Centred Counselling and ongoing MSc study in the same field at the University of Aberdeen, alongside earlier academic work in anthropology. Lily has practical experience as a volunteer counsellor with ChildLine and The Bounds, a school counsellor, and a practitioner in private practice.

Before counselling she taught English and travelled in Europe, experiences that shaped her interest in how people relate and develop. She values creating a safe, trusting therapeutic space and approaches each person with curiosity, respect and steady commitment. Lily offers therapy in English and accepts international clients, working collaboratively to support each person toward clearer choices and more manageable emotional life.

Therapeutic approaches and online support with Lily

Lily integrates client-centred work, emotionally-focused techniques and existential ideas into online therapy. Client-Centred Therapy prioritises the person's own experience - the therapist offers empathic listening, acceptance and support that can help with anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship issues and life transitions. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on identifying and shifting patterns in emotional responses and attachment bonds, which is particularly helpful for relationship distress and intimacy-related difficulties. Existential Therapy explores meaning, choice and responsibility, offering space to address emptiness, grief, life direction and concerns about freedom and identity.

Finding the best approach is part of the process. Lily works collaboratively with each person to explore which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences, and she adjusts the focus as therapy progresses. This collaborative stance helps tailor sessions to what feels most useful and realistic for the individual.

Online therapy with Lily is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and communication preferences. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life changes, to access therapy from different locations, and to choose the format that feels most manageable for the client.