About Joanne
Joanne Lilley works from a person-centred approach and focuses on building a respectful, non-judgemental space for talking. She is Joanne Lilley and brings 16 years of clinical experience to counselling. Sessions are in English and she is based in the United Kingdom.
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression and mood differences such as bipolar. She supports those facing relationship strain, intimacy concerns and grief. Joanne also works with people dealing with addictions, ADHD, trauma and abuse, and the everyday difficulties of career and life changes.
Background and approach
Joanne adapts her way of working to each person. Her person-centred method means the conversation is guided by the client's priorities. She listens for what matters most and follows the person's pace when exploring feelings and choices.
She also has experience with family and parenting issues, adoption and foster care matters, and the stresses of caregiving and chronic illness. Additional focus areas include self-esteem, body image, and aspects of sexuality including LGBT concerns and alternative sexual cultures such as BDSM and kink.
Joanne asks people seeking a medical diagnosis to consult their doctor, as she does not provide diagnostic services. Her stated credentials include registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP. To begin, a client uses the Start Therapy button and completes a short matching questionnaire.
Sessions are then scheduled according to Joanne's availability and the site's booking flow.
What Joanne works with
Everything Joanne lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Joanne is listed here; the rest shows what else Joanne works with.
- 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
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Joanne's Person-Centred Approach Fits Online Therapy
Joanne works in a person-centred way, which means the conversation is shaped by the client's needs. In practice this means the therapist listens deeply, reflects back what she hears, and follows the client's lead when exploring feelings and choices. This approach suits issues like anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties and grief.Her style is practical and empathetic rather than directive. The focus is on building a trusting dialogue and helping people find their own solutions. That collaborative stance also helps when addressing identity, sexuality and trauma-related concerns because the client controls the pace and topics.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Joanne will discuss what feels helpful and adapt sessions to the client's goals and preferences. She supports people in deciding whether to try short-term work for a specific issue or longer-term conversations for deeper change.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow a quieter check-in during a lunch break or between commitments. Registered professionals and therapists often use remote sessions to keep continuity of care when in-person meetings are difficult.
Questions people ask about Joanne
What problems can Joanne help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression and bipolar mood issues. Other areas include grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, ADHD and trauma and abuse.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Joanne uses a person-centred approach that follows the client's priorities. She focuses on listening, reflecting and helping people make choices that feel right for them.
How long has she been practising?
She has 16 years of professional experience working as a person-centred therapist in the United Kingdom.
What credentials and location are on record?
Her stated credential is BACP, which refers to the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are offered?
Sessions are offered in English and the profile notes that international clients are accepted.
What session formats does she provide?
The biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking so you know whether online or face-to-face sessions are available.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time according to the site's terms.
How do I start working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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