As a registered and professional therapist, I do not find it an invasion of my privacy when clients like you ask me questions about myself!

Is it normal for you not to ask how I am, your therapist? It is not rude for you to focus on yourself in therapy and not ask how I'm doing.

I can't speak for other therapists, but for myself - I 100% think of my clients after we finish sessions! I genuinely care about my clients. When I'm in sessions with them they have my full attention, undivided for the hour. Even little moments during the week for me are sprinkled by thoughts of my clients.

Will counselling help me? Counselling is not always the solution that will help. But - hand on heart - I can say both as a professional counsellor and someone who's been and out of counselling for years myself, that counselling can be really, really helpful.

A free consultation call with me is all about me getting to understand you, where you're at, where you are at with your family or in your relationship, or if you're not in a relationship and you would like to be, whatever it is, what is on your mind and what you might be looking for from support with me.

Unfortunately, psychotherapy and counselling is an unprotected profession, which means anybody can call themselves a therapist or a counsellor. But this is likely to change at some point soon because it's a needed and necessary thing to keep everybody safe. And there are ways to make sure you're in good, safe and qualified hands.

In sum, your therapist may have a fantastic memory but rest assured 99.9% of therapists don't try to remember every detail. They certainly do not make notes about all the details that you share. And it's not the main thing that we're listening for either. Your therapist has a great memory because we are listening so focused and attentively to you and what you share in your therapy session.

Therapy is tax deductible because its you continued and professional development. Woohoo. Happy days. Therapy helps to improve your life and

Your therapy notes are super, super protected. They're only read and written and read by your therapist. Only a judge is able to read them i

No rejection meant in it. It's just the awkward, uncomfortable, unpredictable reality of being a therapist.

One difference is - arguably - the level of technical skill and education that each requires and, two, what will happen in the session.

As a therapist, I get asked this question quite a lot and understandably it makes people feel creeped out and overly watched.

Broken down: A fully-booked therapist in the UK might earn £51,000. £17,000 can go to business expenses and another £8,000 on taxes. A grea

People will say, "Lily, how will I know where will I start?" There's no right or wrong place to start in therapy.

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A person doesn't have to talk to feel, or understand or make changes. In fact there are many types of therapy that do not involve talking.

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I don't want my clients to apologies for the words they use. If talking freely means swearing, I actually want them to swear!

What coaching is and isn't. Coaching is about goals. Coaching is about taking action and making progress!

I dislike hearing that talking is the first step to making a change. It's simplistic and reduces the client, always a huge red flag.