You

You may come to therapy because you feel something, perhaps deeply, and can’t make full sense of it. You may wonder how you arrived at this point in your life, why certain patterns persist, or how to shift into a different way of being. What feels fixed, such as your memories or your sense of self, can become more fluid through reflection, connection, and being witnessed.

I once read someone describe psychotherapists as “assistant autobiographers,” and I quite liked it. I also think therapists can help you translate and communicate with different parts of yourself. In our work, I would support you to revisit what you thought you knew, to name what has been silent, and to discover what might yet be possible.

Much of what we call “mental health” is shaped by the world we live in, by capitalism’s demand that we stay productive, composed, and positive even when life is painful or unjust. This can leave us feeling as though our distress is a personal failure rather than a human response to overwhelming conditions. In therapy, I would co-create a space with you where those pressures can be named and felt. From there, you may begin to define how you want to move forward, both individually and collectively.

How I work

Primarily, I work through a relational psychoanalytic lens. This means paying attention to what we unconsciously push out of awareness, and to the parts of ourselves we have had to cut or split off from in order to cope. Facing these alone can feel impossible. Having someone alongside you can make what once felt overwhelming feel more human and manageable.

I also see therapy as a space to hold contradiction and conflict. Growth usually means making room for mixed and opposing feelings rather than settling on one clear answer. Over time, this can build your capacity to live with more honesty, complexity, and choice.

In our sessions, I pay attention to how you experience things in your body. We may explore sensations, tension, movement, or stillness as part of understanding what is happening for you, letting both mind and body be part of the conversation.

Training, qualifications & experience

• MA and Advanced Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy (Level 7, set 2026)

• Diploma in Integrative Counselling (Level 7, completed)

• Accredited Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

My name is Lily Lewis. I trained as a psychotherapist at the Bowlby Centre & The Minster Centre, gaining over 400 hours of clinical experience working with adults. My approach is rooted in anti-oppressive and transformative justice frameworks and is primarily relational-analytic, drawing from analytic, humanistic, and somatic perspectives.

Each therapeutic relationship has its own rhythm and demands its own kind of attention. I work flexibly, meeting people in the way that makes most sense for them, rather than expecting one style to suit everyone. I have extensive experience working with neurodivergent people and supporting access needs, and together we can shape a therapeutic space that feels grounding, spacious, and genuinely workable for you.

Before beginning my clinical work, I spent nearly a decade in the fields of mental health, addiction recovery, and criminal justice. During this time, I created and supported organisations in the charity sector, with particular focus on how trauma, control, and fear shape systems of power. This included developing a therapeutic service offering free long-term psychotherapy to people in addiction recovery.

I also have ongoing experience facilitating group and community process work exploring class, accountability, and anti-oppressive practice within primarily white and Jewish anti-Zionist communities. This continues to shape how I understand therapy, as both personal and collective work, where we can reflect on how white supremacy culture, colonialism, and capitalism live in us and between us, and begin to practice new ways of relating with more honesty and care.