Annette Lilley

I work Tuesday - Saturday 10.30am - 4pm 

I am an Integrative Relational therapist and this means that I integrate various approaches depending on what you are wanting to work on, using how we experience each other relationally as a way to understand your relationship with yourself and others. I practice from a non-pathologising perspective, valuing and accepting our individual uniqueness while recognising the systems of oppression and inequality within which we live. My practice is neurodiversity-affirming and LGBTQIA+ affirming, respecting each person's identity, experiences and ways of being. 

I have 20 years experience as a therapist working with issues such as anxiety, depression, grief, abuse, relationships. I currently manage and supervise other counsellors and am director of a counselling service and community interest organisation.

If you feel overwhelmed by current or past life events, relationships or distressing thoughts and feelings I can work with you to understand and process your distress. Sometimes we believe that we are never going to feel better and lose hope that change can happen. If we have experienced long term distress we might feel that we are 'broken' and 'unfixable'. I can work with you to process painful experiences, help you to connect more with yourself and others to improve your relationships and to get more of what you want from life. 

If you would like to see if we are a good fit, please contact me by email and we can discuss your needs and whether we feel that we can work together. If you would prefer a phone call please email your availability and we can arrange a brief call. 

The first appointment is an opportunity for you to understand more about how I work and for us both to think about whether we can work together. A period of assessment over the first, and sometimes the first few sessions, will help us to ensure that we are a good fit.