Joanne Lilley, BACP

Joanne Lilley is a Person Centred counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has 16 years of professional experience. She works in English from the United Kingdom and helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship problems and anger.

Joanne concentrates on straightforward, conversational therapy. She listens to what matters to each person and builds sessions around those concerns. Sessions often focus on immediate problems such as work stress, sleep disruption or conflicts that keep repeating.

She also supports people with longer standing issues. That includes trauma and abuse, grief, addiction and low self-esteem. Joanne mentions experience with ADHD, bipolar disorder and co-morbidity while noting she does not provide diagnostic services.

Family and parenting concerns are part of her practice, as are intimacy-related and identity matters including LGBT topics. She also lists other areas such as chronic illness, body image, adoption and attachment issues.

Joanne uses Person Centred or Client-Centred work, which keeps the person and their goals at the heart of sessions. The focus is on listening, reflecting and helping people discover clearer options for change. Her style is practical and direct, aiming to help people manage anger, cope with life changes and improve daily functioning.

To begin she asks people to choose a time and complete an initial matching step, then schedule a first session. She is clear that diagnostic assessments should be sought from a GP or other medical professional rather than through counselling.

Client-Centred practice and online counselling