Craig Lilburn, BACP, NCPS

Craig Lilburn offers calm, down-to-earth support for people feeling stressed, anxious, depressed or stuck. He meets each person with simple, steady presence and wants to help them feel more able to make choices that suit their life. Craig uses clear, everyday conversation rather than technical language so clients can talk about what matters most to them.

Craig works from a belief that people know their own experience best. He listens closely and reflects back what he hears, helping clients notice patterns and consider different ways forward. This style aims to reduce shame and build self-compassion, especially around guilt, past harm and difficulties with self-worth.

He also draws on cognitive behavioural therapy, which helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test practical changes in day-to-day life. That can be useful for anxiety, low mood, addiction-related habits and relationship worries where small changes make a big difference.

With three years of experience, Craig combines a person-focused stance with clear tools to tackle particular problems. He pays attention to life purpose and values when people want deeper change alongside symptom relief.

Sessions are conversational and paced to each person. Craig helps people name what they’re feeling, try new responses, and decide on steps that feel manageable. The overall aim is to increase clarity, confidence and forward movement.

How Craig integrates approaches for online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on a warm, accepting relationship where the client leads the pace and topics. It helps when someone needs to be heard, reduce shame, and reconnect with their own sense of self.

Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts, feelings and actions to find patterns that keep problems going. It uses straightforward exercises and experiments to try different ways of thinking or behaving, which can help with anxiety, low mood and habits linked to addiction.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Craig will discuss your goals and preferences and together you can decide whether a more exploratory, person-led way or practical CBT tasks suit you best. That decision is collaborative and can change as therapy progresses.

Confirm the session formats available before booking since the biography does not specify them. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments around work, childcare and travel. It also allows for shorter check-ins when needed, and sessions that don’t require being on camera if that helps someone engage more comfortably.