Joanne Lilley

• Person-Centred Therapy
• Stress and anxiety
• Family and parenting

About Joanne

Joanne Lilley works with stress, anxiety, relationship and identity concerns using a person-centred approach. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and has 16 years' experience. Joanne works in English and accepts international clients.

She focuses on practical issues that affect everyday life. That includes parenting and family tensions, addictions, sleep problems, low self-esteem, anger and career pressures. She also helps people dealing with grief, trauma and intimacy-related worries. Her practice lists additional areas such as ADHD, bipolar and chronic health issues among others.

In sessions she uses person-centred counselling. That means she aims to listen without judgement and follow the client's lead in what they want to work on. Conversations focus on what matters most to the client and on finding ways to manage feelings and choices day to day.

Joanne makes time for practical planning as well as emotional reflection. She will talk through coping strategies, ways to improve communication and steps to address specific problems. This can include looking at self-esteem, identity and relationship patterns.

She is clear about clinical limits and does not provide diagnostic assessments. For diagnosis or medical advice she advises seeing a GP or other health professional. To start, clients use the site's matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.

How person-centred counselling works online

Person-centred counselling places the client's experience at the centre of each session. The counsellor focuses on listening, reflecting and following what the client brings up, which can help with stress, anxiety, self-esteem and relationship issues.

The approach aims to create an open conversational space where practical concerns and feelings are explored. For people coping with grief, trauma or life changes this style supports talking through difficult topics and finding personal ways forward.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals and preferences with the client and decide together how to proceed. This collaborative planning helps shape session content and pacing to suit the person's needs.

The biography does not list specific online formats, so please confirm available session types before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, family life or travel. They may also suit people who prefer a shorter check-in or who do not want to use video for a session. Registered or accredited professionals can offer flexible arrangements to match daily routines and practical constraints.

Topics Joanne lists

• Stress and 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 and AIDS
• Hoarding
• Immigration issues
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Intellectual disability
• Isolation and 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 and non-monogamous relationships
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Process addictions
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sex addiction
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexual dysfunction
• Sexuality
• Quitting smoking or vaping
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Somatization
• Trichotillomania
• Visually impaired
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy

Questions about Joanne

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety is listed among the main concerns she works with.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She practises person-centred counselling, which focuses on listening, understanding and following what the client wants to work on.

What is her background and experience?

She has 16 years of professional experience and works in the United Kingdom.

Is she a member of a professional body and where is she based?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are sessions held in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

Yes. She accepts international clients.

How are sessions organised and what formats are available?

Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm the current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost and how are payments handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.