- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Psychodynamic integration
- Life purpose and midlife
About Lilian
Lilian Shundi is a counselling psychologist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) in the United Kingdom. She has four years of professional experience supporting people with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, low self-esteem and depression. Lilian offers psychoeducation and practical psychological support early in therapy to help people begin to understand their difficulties.
She uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which focuses on how thoughts and behaviours keep problems going and teaches ways to change them. She also integrates psychodynamic ideas to look at underlying patterns and past influences that shape present reactions. Sessions include practical strategies and reflective conversation aimed at manageable change.
Lilian helps people address communication problems, divorce and separation, forgiveness, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, and workplace issues. She also supports people exploring life purpose, midlife transitions and building self-love. Her approach combines short-term skills with deeper reflection when needed.
In early sessions she provides clear explanations of how therapy works and offers tools people can use right away. Later work focuses on sustaining progress and planning steps to maintain changes made during therapy. She speaks English and Swahili and works with people from different backgrounds.
To begin, she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time, and costs vary with location.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and learn practical skills to change them. It is often used for anxiety, depression, social fears and workplace stress and focuses on clear steps and exercises that people can practice between sessions.Psychodynamic work looks at patterns that developed over time and how past relationships influence current reactions. This approach can help when struggles keep repeating or when someone wants to better understand why they react a certain way in relationships and at work.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, current difficulties and preferences and will recommend whether more CBT-focused strategies or deeper psychodynamic reflection is likely to help. That decision is made collaboratively and can change as therapy progresses.
The original biography does not specify which online session formats are used, so confirm current session options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited and remove travel time. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and reflective work to an online setting so conversation, practical tasks and planning can all take place remotely.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Swahili
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, low self-esteem and depression, plus related topics such as communication problems, guilt and shame, and workplace issues.
How does she approach someone feeling stuck?
She uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to identify thought and behaviour patterns and psychodynamic ideas to look at deeper patterns. Sessions mix practical strategies with reflective conversation.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of professional experience working in mental health and psychological wellbeing.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Swahili.
Can international clients work with her?
She accepts international clients, so people outside the UK can enquire about working with her.
How are sessions charged?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I do to start therapy?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.