About Lisa
Lisa Kinsella is a counsellor who helps people facing relationship problems, trauma and abuse, parenting strains, and LGBT-related concerns. She also supports people dealing with anxiety, depression, stress, addiction, ADHD, grief, self-esteem and difficulties with intimacy. Lisa works in the United Kingdom and brings six years of practice to her work as a BACP counsellor.
Her sessions are client-centred, which means she follows the person’s lead and values their experience.
Background and approach
Lisa aims to create a non-judgemental space where people can talk through painful memories and current struggles. She uses Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing alongside solution-focused strategies when appropriate. Lisa also has experience supporting young people in alternative education settings.
She has worked with people who have additional learning needs and those affected by domestic abuse and narcissistic behaviour. That background informs her approach to safety and pacing in sessions. People meeting her often find the work is practical and grounded.
Sessions focus on present goals, reducing distress, and building personal coping skills. Lisa encourages clients to notice steps forward and to use the skills they develop between sessions. Evening appointments are available by request.
To start, visitors are asked to use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to availability.
What Lisa works with
Everything Lisa lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Lisa is listed here; the rest shows what else Lisa works with.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Lisa lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Lisa’s approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, empathy and following what matters most to the person. Online work can maintain that same emphasis by letting the client set the agenda and pace for each session. Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is a method used to process distressing memories; in an online setting it still involves guided processing and attention tasks to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories. Solution-Focused Therapy looks at practical steps and small changes that move a person towards their goals, which can be especially helpful when someone wants short-term, goal-directed work.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk through what feels most helpful and adjust methods as needs and goals become clearer. Clients and the counsellor decide together whether to focus on processing past events, building coping skills, or working on specific practical goals.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time or allowing shorter check-ins at lunchtime. It can also offer flexibility for people living in different regions or for those who need appointments outside standard hours. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt tools and pacing to make remote work practical and effective.
Questions people ask about Lisa
What kinds of issues does Lisa work with?
Lisa supports people with relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, parenting, LGBT concerns, anxiety, depression, addiction and many related issues.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centred, meaning sessions follow the client’s priorities. She combines that with practical, solution-focused techniques and EMDR when appropriate.
What experience does she bring?
She has six years of practice and works with young people in alternative education, including those with additional learning needs and experience of domestic abuse.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients be seen?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are offered?
No specific session formats are listed in the biography, so please confirm the current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
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