About Lilia
Lilia Sykes is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people manage stress and anxiety and the knock-on effects these can have on daily life. She aims to create a calm, respectful space where clients can talk about relationships, self‑esteem, grief, trauma and other worries.
Lilia writes plainly and listens closely so people feel understood and able to try small changes between sessions. Her way of working centres on a client‑centred approach that keeps the person’s priorities at the heart of sessions.
Background and approach
She brings in techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy, mindfulness and acceptance-based work when they fit what the person wants. Sessions are paced to each person, with practical tools and short exercises offered if useful. Lilia has eight years of professional experience and holds registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, known as BACP.
She has supported people dealing with addiction, anger, career stress, parenting strain and compassion fatigue, among other concerns. Her background also includes work around attachment, abandonment and body image issues. She understands that life changes can be overwhelming and aims to help people build clearer thinking and steadier routines.
Lilia is comfortable talking about intimacy, sexuality, LGBT matters and the effects of chronic illness or disability on wellbeing. She welcomes international clients and conducts sessions in English. Appointments can be arranged for voice calls, video calls, live chat or text messaging so people can choose a format that fits their days.
Lilia encourages questions upfront and is happy to adapt scheduling to meet practical needs.
How Lilia uses therapy approaches online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being controlled by them. It focuses on what matters most and uses small actions to rebuild a life worth living, which can help with anxiety, depression and grief. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns, useful for panic, worry and sleep problems. Client‑centred therapy puts the person’s experience first and offers a respectful, non‑directive space to talk and be heard while other tools are introduced as needed.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to your goals and preferences and suggest techniques from these approaches when they match your needs. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made over time to find what helps you most.
Online therapy can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text messaging. Video calls are good for face‑to‑face conversation, phone sessions suit days with lower bandwidth or when you prefer not to be on camera, and text or chat can work for brief check‑ins or when writing feels easier. These options give flexibility to fit sessions around work, family life and daily routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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