Counsellor profile
Gemma Lillington, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - Anger and anxiety support
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- CredentialsBACP
- RegistrationBACP, United Kingdom / 401350
- Experience5 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationUnited Kingdom
About
- Client-centred work
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practice
About Gemma
Gemma Lillington is a BACP-registered counsellor with five years of experience based in the United Kingdom. She works with adults who are struggling with stress, anxiety, low mood, relationship difficulties, and anger. Gemma also supports people facing grief, addictions, sleep and eating problems, ADHD-related challenges, career strain and coping with life changes.
Gemma uses an integrative way of working. She draws on several approaches and adapts them to what each person needs. Sessions include talking things through, building practical tools, and developing clearer ways to handle strong feelings like frustration and resentment.
Her style is straightforward and collaborative. She helps people understand patterns that keep causing the same problems and then tries out different ways to respond. That might mean noticing thoughts and testing them, or trying short experiments between sessions to see what helps in daily life.
Gemma often combines client-centred listening with cognitive behavioural techniques and solution-focused exercises. She can also use psychodynamic ideas to look at how past experiences influence present reactions, and mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm.
Sessions are aimed at adults wanting practical change and clearer coping strategies. If someone wants to explore their anger - snapping at partners, work frustration, or built-up resentment - Gemma offers a practical, conversational approach to help them manage those reactions and find more sustainable ways to respond.
How sessions work
Therapy approaches and how online sessions work
Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and building a constructive relationship. It helps people feel heard and then decide what changes matter to them. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and teaches practical exercises to reduce reactivity and manage strong emotions. Mindfulness practice involves simple attention exercises to reduce automatic reactions and increase awareness of bodily and mental signs before anger escalates.Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, try things in session, and adjust methods based on what helps most. That means sessions can include listening, practical skill-building, short experiments to try between meetings, and checking what works in day-to-day life.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm the available options before booking. Many people find online sessions easier to fit around work and family commitments, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, or remove travel time. The therapist will discuss practical arrangements and help make sessions manageable alongside everyday responsibilities.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, low mood, relationship issues, anger and related difficulties such as grief, addictions and sleep or eating problems.
How would she approach my temper or anger?
She combines client-centred listening with practical tools from cognitive behavioural work and mindfulness to help people notice triggers and try different responses.
What is her background and experience?
Gemma has five years of practice as a counsellor and uses an integrative approach that draws on several therapy methods.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
Gemma is BACP registered and works from the United Kingdom.
Can I have sessions in another language or from abroad?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified here; please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.