Joanne Lilley
Person-centred counsellor with 16 years' experience
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About Joanne
Joanne Lilley works from a person-centred approach. She focuses on creating a respectful, compassionate space where people can talk about what matters to them. Joanne speaks English and draws on 16 years of practice to help people move forward when life feels difficult.
Her work commonly addresses stress and anxiety, depression and bipolar difficulties, addictions, and trauma and abuse. She also helps with relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family concerns, self-esteem and identity, and the practical strain of caregiving or chronic illness.
Background and approach
Joanne aims to tailor conversations to each person’s situation so sessions stay relevant and focused. Joanne trained in psychology with a Bachelor of Science (Hons) and completed a Person Centred Counselling BA (Hons).
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as MBACP, and keeps a clear boundary around diagnostic assessment by advising people to see their GP for diagnoses. Sessions are structured around the person’s priorities and pace. Joanne listens for strengths, reflections and small changes that can make daily life easier.
She will work collaboratively to set goals and check progress along the way. Taking that first step can feel hard and Joanne acknowledges the courage it takes. Prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability and the site booking process.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 16
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 383428
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Client-Centered Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Joanne's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Joanne works with
Everything Joanne lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Joanne lists
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How Joanne works online
Joanne uses gentle, open conversation to help people identify what they want to change and what already helps them cope. She will work with each person to agree aims and check progress, treating the choice of approach as a shared decision rather than a one-size-fits-all solution.
Online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy life by reducing travel and allowing sessions to be taken from different locations. Online work can suit shorter check-ins, longer therapeutic conversations, or people who find it easier to speak remotely; please confirm the therapist's available session formats before booking. Joanne will collaborate with clients to decide how to structure sessions so they support daily routines and personal goals.
Questions and answers
What concerns does Joanne commonly help with?
Joanne works from a person-centred stance and helps with stress, anxiety, depression and bipolar issues, addiction, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, self-esteem, parenting and family matters, plus grief and life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She practises Client-Centred Therapy, which focuses on listening, empathy and helping people find their own solutions through reflective conversation.
What is her professional background?
Joanne has 16 years of professional practice and holds a Psychology BSc (Hons) and a Person Centred Counselling BA (Hons).
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, noted as MBACP, and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international availability are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Joanne accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current options before booking to ensure they meet your needs.
How is cost explained?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Joanne?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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