Holistic Jungian therapist specializing in trauma and relationships
I am licensed in the UK with 3 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with lgbt-related issues, family conflicts, coping with grief and loss, & intimacy related issues. Nobody should have to experience a life of powerlessness, emptiness or despair. My job is to empower you to gain understanding and control of your self and emotions. I work with adults and young people.
Lily, what were you doing before you were counselling?
“I was working and travelling in Europe and generally not getting as much sleep at nights as I should have. I taught English (something I still do a little) and was fortunate to be exposed to different people and ways of living.”
How did you start counselling?
“I wanted to know more about how people relate and develop into being themselves so I started counselling training while I was still studying anthropology. I’ve always been a listener and keen to hear stories so after enough people told me I was a natural counsellor I took a course and bought into the job very quickly.”
What made you buy into the job so quickly?
“I suppose I didn’t hesitate in knowing that psychotherapy was what I wanted to do. I love the odd contradictions for the therapist. It’s a social job, but also lonely. You commit yourself to others, but must constantly work on yourself. You try to help bring about a positive change for the other person, but never experience the fruits of that and may never know exactly what it was that helped. My clients are a mystery to me and yet I’m privileged to be invited into every part of themselves. Also, counselling is so rewarding – it’s hard to put into words.”
What do you reckon you’d be doing if you weren’t counselling?
“Hmm, it’s not something I think about too often, though a dream job would be a full-time fundraiser. I’d love to go on overly ambitious exhibitions to raise awareness and money for charities. And write books. I still have a real love for anthropology too… I guess I do know what I’d do.”
For you, what would be the best compliment?
“Oh, that I know! I want to make people feel safe. A lot of trust and care and stability go into creating safety. I think there’re a lot of elements to feeling safe, and it’s the most important thing imaginable. To know someone feels safe around me is the best possible compliment.”
Lastly, share with us what you might be doing when you’re feeling safe…
*laughs* “Well, a person thrives… To give a short answer, I might simply be doing what I enjoy. I’d probably be reading or out on a long walk. Or eating cake. Cake and I are good friends!”
Experience and Qualifications
2022 – ongoing
Children & Young People Specialism at Aberdeen University
2022 – ongoing
MSc Person-Centred Counselling at Aberdeen University
2022 – to date
Volunteer Counsellor at ChildLine
2022 – to date
School Counsellor
2022 – to date
Counsellor in Private Practice
PGDip Person-Centred Counselling at Aberdeen University
Volunteer Counsellor at The Bounds, Aberdeen
Level 1 – 4 Counselling Skills accredited by COSCA
MA Anthropology at Aberdeen University
Teacher of English and English as a Foreign Language
Licensed · Professional · Cancel Anytime
Lily Llewellyn is a UK-licensed counsellor with five years of professional experience supporting adults and young people. She works in a person-centred way and has developed expertise across a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, LGBT-related issues, relationship and family difficulties, coping with life changes, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related difficulties, eating and sleeping problems, parenting, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, bipolar disorder, depression, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.
Lily trained in counselling while studying anthropology and has a strong background in listening, teaching, and working with diverse communities. She has taught English and English as a foreign language, travelled and lived in Europe, and gradually moved into counselling after completing formal training. Her academic training includes a PGDip in Person-Centred Counselling and she is completing an MSc in Person-Centred Counselling at Aberdeen University, alongside a children and young people specialism. She holds COSCA-accredited counselling skills and an MA in Anthropology.
In practice, Lily has combined volunteering and paid roles, including school counselling, work with ChildLine, volunteering at The Bounds in Aberdeen, and maintaining a private practice. She aims to empower people to understand and manage their emotions, helping them move away from feelings of powerlessness, emptiness, or despair toward greater agency and wellbeing.
She values creating a safe, trustworthy space for clients and considers it the highest compliment when someone feels secure in her presence. Outside of counselling, Lily enjoys reading, long walks, and simple pleasures like eating cake.
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