Dr. Liam Reilly, HCPC

Dr Liam Reilly helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief and anger. He also supports people with relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting concerns, sleep and eating problems, ADHD and career questions. He is known for a calm, measured approach and clear, practical strategies.

Dr Reilly is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council, HCPC. He has 11 years of experience working across NHS, private, corporate and educational settings. That breadth means he draws on different ways of working to match what each person needs.

Sessions focus on what the person brings in the room. He uses evidence-based methods such as cognitive behavioural techniques, acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-based thinking and approaches influenced by dialectical behaviour therapy. The emphasis is on simple skills, clearer thinking and noticing what people value in life.

His style is collaborative and person-centred. People are invited to set goals and try small changes between sessions. Practical tools and talking therapy are mixed so progress feels doable rather than overwhelming.

Dr Reilly also supports people with specific concerns like abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, neurodiversity such as autism and Asperger Syndrome, caregiver stress and co-morbidity. He aims to make therapy straightforward and relevant to everyday life.

How therapeutic approaches work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and focus on valued action. It is useful for anxiety, depression and coping with life changes by teaching simple exercises to keep moving towards what matters. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers clear techniques to reduce unhelpful patterns such as worry, low mood or sleep problems. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns and can help with intimacy, abandonment and attachment concerns by exploring relational responses and building new ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs and then agree a plan together. That collaborative process means the method can be adjusted if something is not helping or if priorities change.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls let people talk face to face when needed, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in, and messaging or live chat can fit around busy days or offer ongoing support between sessions. These options can make it easier to attend sessions from different locations and to pick the format that fits day-to-day life.