Lily Llewellyn , BACP

Lily Llewellyn is a UK-based therapist with five years of professional experience who blends person-centred sensibility with a keen interest in how people form relationships and find meaning in their lives. She works with adults and young people, helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, grief, identity concerns related to LGBT issues, intimacy challenges, trauma and abuse, eating and sleeping problems, parenting and career concerns, mood conditions such as depression and bipolar, ADHD, and a range of other emotional and behavioural difficulties. Lily emphasises empowerment - helping clients understand their emotions and develop more control over how they respond to life’s challenges.

Lily trained in person-centred counselling at Aberdeen University, completing a PGDip and progressing to an MSc in Person-Centred Counselling. She also holds Level 1-4 Counselling Skills accreditation from COSCA and has an MA in Anthropology, a background that informs her curiosity about how people develop and relate to one another. Her experience includes roles as a volunteer counsellor with ChildLine and The Bounds in Aberdeen, school counselling, and a private practice setting, alongside work teaching English and English as a foreign language.

She is a member of BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and brings a compassionate, reflective approach to therapy that values trust, safety, and collaborative exploration. Outside of clinical work she enjoys reading, long walks, and the occasional slice of cake.

Person-Centred, Emotion-Focused, and Existential Approaches Online

Lily commonly works from a client-centred perspective, which places the person’s own experience at the centre of therapy and focuses on empathy, acceptance, and supporting self-directed growth. This approach is helpful for people seeking to build self-esteem, work through life changes, or feel heard in their relationships.

She also uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) to explore attachment patterns and emotional responses within close relationships. EFT helps couples and individuals identify and shift interaction patterns that contribute to distress, and is useful for intimacy-related issues, communication problems, and attachment concerns.

From an existential stance, Lily explores questions of meaning, choice, and responsibility, helping clients face feelings of emptiness, grief, or uncertainty and find personal ways to live more authentically. This approach can support those wrestling with identity, life transitions, or broader questions about purpose.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work itself; Lily collaborates with each person to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts techniques as therapy progresses so the plan remains responsive and client-led.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which makes therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, family, and geographic constraints. These options allow licensed professionals to provide consistent, ongoing support while making it possible for people to access therapy from wherever they are.