About Craig
Craig Lilburn welcomes people feeling stuck, anxious, or unsure about their direction. He keeps things straightforward and calm so clients can say what they need to say. Sessions aim to help people feel heard and begin to make small, workable changes.
Craig uses a client-centred way of working that puts the person's experience first. He listens without judgement and helps people find their own answers rather than telling them what to do.
How Craig works
He also draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to help spot unhelpful thinking and try small experiments that can shift mood and behaviour. People come to Craig with worries about stress, anxiety and low self-esteem. He also supports those dealing with relationship issues, trauma and abuse, depression and addictions.
Additional focus areas include guilt and shame, and questions about life purpose and direction. Sessions with Craig are conversational and practical. He aims to make thinking about painful or confusing topics feel clearer and more manageable.
Work may include learning ways to manage anxious thoughts, practising different ways of reacting, and slowly building new routines that feel doable. Craig has three years' experience and holds BACP and NCPS credentials. He works with adults in the United Kingdom and is able to accept international clients.
The tone he brings is steady and warm, aimed at helping people reconnect with what matters to them and take practical steps forward.
Craig lists 2 ways of working on the entry:
What Craig works with
The areas below are the ones Craig selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
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Training and background
| Registers | BACP, NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How his approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person's experience. The counsellor provides empathy and acceptance so people can talk openly and start to find their own solutions. This approach is useful for issues like low self-esteem, feeling stuck, identity questions and exploring life purpose.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and actions. It helps people notice patterns of unhelpful thinking and try small experiments to test new behaviours. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, stress and some addiction-related habits.
Finding the right approach is usually a shared process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and try methods that fit the person's needs. Sessions can shift over time as goals become clearer and progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by registered or accredited professionals and include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be a shorter check-in or suit lower bandwidth, and messaging or live chat can be used for ongoing support or brief reflections between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare or travel, and let people choose what feels most practical for their routine.
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