I am licensed in the UK with 4 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, coping with grief and loss, & depression. I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. Taking the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and I am proud of you for getting started!
Professional experience
7 yrs in practice
Stress, AnxietyGriefSelf esteem, MotivationDepressionCoping with life changes
Additional areas of focus:Addictions, LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Anger management, Bipolar disorder, Adoption and foster care, Attachment issues, Codependency, Dissociation, Drug and alcohol addiction, Eating and food-related issues, Family problems, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Phobias, Self-harm, Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues
NCPS Therapist - Accredited Member (MNCPS Accred) #NCS17-05229
Reviews
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Lisa has been an incredible therapist and a great support during a very difficult period in my life. She truly listens with empathy and patience, and always makes me feel heard, understood, and safe to share openly. Our sessions have helped me gain clarity, process my emotions better, and feel less alone in what I was going through. I’m very grateful for her guidance and would highly recommend her to anyone seeking a caring and attentive therapist.
Written on Feb 21, 2026 after therapy with Lisa for 4 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, grief, and anger management
Lisa is an exceptional therapist who truly listens and understands without judgment. She creates a safe, supportive space where I feel comfortable sharing my thoughts and emotions. Her guidance has been incredibly insightful, helping me gain clarity, manage stress, and navigate challenges more effectively. I always leave our sessions feeling heard, validated, and empowered. I highly recommend Lisa to anyone seeking compassionate and professional mental health support.
Written on Feb 15, 2026 after therapy with Lisa for 2 years and 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Lisa was more like a really kind friend whom I could open up to comfortably even on session one x
Written on Jan 03, 2026 after therapy with Lisa for 4 weeks on issues concerning grief
very kind and listens and understand
Written on Apr 01, 2025 after therapy with Lisa for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, and adhd
She is very easy to talk to and feel there is no judgement. Helps talk me through my issues and better understand them. Always checks in with me and always comes with my no pressure to be a certain way. Would recommend highly!
Written on Apr 01, 2025 after therapy with Lisa for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and adhd
Lisa is a brilliant listener and a compassionate soul. She has a calm and positive energy. I truly value the sense of safety she brings to me. She is very responsive and supportive and Im so happy to have her guide me through this rough period of my life.
Written on Mar 07, 2025 after therapy with Lisa for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, eating disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
For me Lisa is a great listener and is very understanding towards my needs and issues. I feel like I can talk freely and openly without judgment. I enjoy every session and feel like I make great progress, feeling way better now.
Written on Jan 15, 2025 after therapy with Lisa for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, and adhd
Over the course of our 10-month collaboration, I experienced Lisa as reliable, dedicated, and understanding. She addressed and worked on complex topics despite the language barriers I bring to the table. I want to thank her for the collaboration.
Written on Dec 30, 2024 after therapy with Lisa for 9 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, and self esteem
Very helpful
Written on Oct 28, 2024 after therapy with Lisa for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, and adhd
She is gives me a feeling of availability, which helps me a lot to trust her
Written on Jul 08, 2024 after therapy with Lisa for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, sleeping disorders, and coping with life changes
Lisa is supportive and professional while engaging and caring. She and I were able to discuss a few situations for which she provided useable and relevant guidance and direction. The overall experience with BetterHelp has been positive, relevant and helpful.
Written on Feb 12, 2024 after therapy with Lisa for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and adhd
Lisa is incredibly compassionate and listens to your concerns. She also provides incredibly handy exercises that challenge your thinking.
Written on Jan 22, 2024 after therapy with Lisa for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, career difficulties, coaching, and compassion fatigue
Lisa listens to me and offers advice if i feel up for it or really just need someone to listen. Shes open minded and active in our sessions and asks follow up questions to check up with how im doing. She makes me feel confident in my recovery no matter how long it may take or if i falter here and there. Lisa is truly a great therapist and im glad i matched with her on BetterHelp.
Written on Oct 26, 2023 after therapy with Lisa for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and adhd
I find Lisa to be a calm, kind and insightful therapist. She listens well and allows me to come to my own conclusions, with good reflection and a small amount of prompting so that I seem to feel empowered to make positive changes. I feel this is a very skilled approach
Written on Aug 10, 2023 after therapy with Lisa for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, career difficulties, and adhd
Lisa has been absolutely fantastic helping me navigate and get to the root cause of my anxiety. She is always there whenever I need her and is incredibly helpful in helping me rationalise. Lisa’s support and guidance has helped me come on leaps and bounds over the last few weeks and I cannot thank her enough. She is very kind, caring and compassionate and really listens. I feel so grateful for where I’ve gotten to with the help of Lisa. I couldn’t recommend her enough
Written on Jul 20, 2023 after therapy with Lisa for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety
Lisa's approach to therapy is compassionate and understanding, focused on the problems that have brought me to therapy in the first place. She made me feel heard and safe to discuss my issues while also challenging me to confront them.
Written on May 30, 2023 after therapy with Lisa for 1 month
When I have therapy with Lisa, I feel heard, understood and in a safe environment. She offers me many alternative solutions to my problem with a variety of skills and strategies. Moreover, all her guidance is personalized to my own needs (which has not been the case with my previous therapists). Her presence is so sweet and warmth. Finally, the most important thing for me is that I can rely on her and trust her with anything. She has always been there for me regardless of the time difference. For the first time in a long time, I am not afraid to ask for help and I am excited to go to therapy.
Written on Apr 28, 2023 after therapy with Lisa for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd
Lisa is very simply ‘Born to do this’. I have been struggling with some very complex issues but no matter how badly I’m struggling that day, I always leave my session with Lisa feeling better and with some more optimism for the future. Lisa is kind and compassionate and I always feel heard in our sessions. I would highly recommend Lisa to anyone.
Written on Mar 22, 2023 after therapy with Lisa for 1 month on issues concerning depression, and stress, anxiety
Nice friendly person.
Written on Mar 13, 2023 after therapy with Lisa for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, and stress, anxiety
Lisa has been a great therapist, always on hand and providing advice and guidance when needed. I would be happy to work with her again.
Written on Jan 19, 2023 after therapy with Lisa for 3 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, grief, and coaching
Lisa has been supportive, empathetic and helpful. She responds in a timely manner. She is a good listener and seems to make sense out of my mess. She is kind attentive and she has a good sense of humor. I trust her and look forward both to her replies on my texts and our forthcoming session.
Written on Jan 18, 2023 after therapy with Lisa for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd
Lisa's been so supportive and encouraging all throughout our sessions and she gives out a positive and upbeat vibe as a person. I loved talking to her about my thoughts and she's always actively listening. Definitely a wondeful therapist.
Written on Jan 10, 2023 after therapy with Lisa for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, anger management, and bipolar disorder
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