Trevor Sherwood BSc (Hons)
Co-Creator, Chief Executive & Accredited Counsellor
Trevor Sherwood is the Co-Creator, Chief Executive & Accredited Counsellor of LilyAnne's Wellbeing,
He has Lived Experience as a person-centred humanistic & trauma-informed accredited counsellor who has completed a foundation degree in Counselling and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
Trevor has experience supporting people to better wellbeing while working with the client to sport and address the root causes of mental health, develop coping techniques and develop strategies moving forward.
Trevor has Autism & ADHD, lived experience of mental illness and lives with daily effects of Fibromyalgia, Long Covid & Covid-induced type one insulin-dependent diabetes.
About Trevor
Trevor Sherwood is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of LilyAnne’s Wellbeing. He lives with high-functioning autism and ADHD, experiences that shape his visionary approach to creating services and pathways that address the gaps he has personally seen within local support systems. Trevor’s work is grounded in both lived experience and professional expertise, allowing him to design accessible, person-centred and innovative support for the community.
Trevor is an accredited counsellor with a foundation degree in counselling, additional training in cognitive behavioural therapy, and a degree in Psychology, Crime and Investigation. He has recently completed a Level 5 counselling qualification and a Level 4 cognitive behavioural therapy qualification, both accredited with the ACCPH. His background also includes hospitality, leadership and management, mental health safeguarding, suicide prevention, and frontline counselling practice.
LilyAnne’s began in 2017 when Trevor originally planned to open a community coffee shop to support his sister Angela and her husband as they returned from military service. Inspired by Matthew’s experiences, this idea quickly evolved into a wider mission focused on homelessness, mental health and loneliness. Trevor used his insight, creativity and personal journey to shape what would eventually become Hartlepool’s dedicated wellbeing charity.
Despite facing significant health challenges, including long COVID, severe allergic asthma, fibromyalgia, and type 1 insulin-dependent diabetes, which resulted in hospitalisation in February 2024, Trevor continues to lead with compassion and determination. These ongoing challenges contribute to brain fog, chronic pain and sensory sensitivity, yet they also deepen his commitment to ensuring that support at LilyAnne’s remains personalised, accessible and delivered with genuine understanding.
Trevor is currently studying to become a chartered psychologist at Teesside University, specialising in neurodiversity and mental health. His academic journey, lived experience and leadership continue to shape LilyAnne’s Wellbeing into an organisation driven by integrity, empathy and meaningful change.