Lily Llewellyn , BACP

Lily Llewellyn holds the BACP credential and brings five years of professional experience to her practice in the United Kingdom. She trained in anthropology and later moved into counselling, completing postgraduate studies in person-centred counselling and taking additional specialism training for children and young people at Aberdeen University. Alongside formal qualifications she has worked as a volunteer counsellor, a school counsellor and in private practice, and she has experience teaching English both at home and abroad.

Lily works with adults and young people across a broad range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, relationships, family difficulties, grief, LGBT-related issues, intimacy and eating or sleeping problems. Her approach is grounded in person-centred values - listening closely, fostering a sense of safety, and helping clients regain agency over their feelings and choices. She also draws on emotionally-focused and existential perspectives when helping people explore attachment, identity, meaning and the emotional patterns that shape relationships.

Clients will find a practitioner who values trust, curiosity and collaboration. Lily describes the therapeutic work as a privilege - an invitation into another person’s story - and aims to support people to move through emptiness, confusion or stuck patterns toward clearer understanding and practical change. Outside of practice she enjoys reading, long walks and the occasional slice of cake.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Lily works mainly from a client-centred framework, which focuses on listening without judgment, validating the client’s experience and creating a supportive space for personal growth. This approach helps people who are coping with life transitions, low self-esteem, anxiety or relationship challenges by encouraging self-understanding and autonomous decision making.

She also uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) when relationships and attachment patterns are central concerns. EFT helps partners or individuals identify emotional triggers, express needs more clearly and rebuild connection in close relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey and Lily treats that choice as collaborative. Together with each client she will explore goals, preferences and the issues at hand to decide which methods fit best, and she adapts her style as the work develops.

Online therapy with Lily is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and communication preferences. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care while balancing work, family or travel, and they allow clients to engage in therapy in a way that feels most comfortable and practical for them.