Lisa Kinsella, BACP

Lisa Kinsella is a counsellor who helps people with relationship problems, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues and a wide range of emotional concerns. She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar, addiction and grief. Lisa also supports people dealing with parenting pressures, life changes, ADHD and issues around self-esteem and body image.

She uses a client-centred way of working that places the person’s experience at the heart of the sessions. This means sessions are led by what the client brings, and Lisa aims to create a non-judgemental space where someone can talk things through and feel heard. The first steps usually focus on what the client wants to achieve and on building trust.

Lisa draws on Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, often called EMDR, alongside solution-focused ideas to help people manage specific problems and move forward. EMDR is used to work with distressing memories, while solution-focused work looks at small changes that can make a noticeable difference. Together these approaches are used in ways that fit each person’s goals.

She has worked in counselling for six years and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Alongside private practice, Lisa works with young people in alternative education settings and has experience supporting those with additional learning needs and domestic abuse experiences.

Evening appointments are available by request. To start, clients are invited to tell a little about themselves and what they hope to change so sessions can be arranged around their needs.

Approaches used in online therapy and how they help

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person's own experience. The counsellor listens closely and helps the client find their own answers, which can help with low self-esteem, relationship concerns and life changes.

EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, is a therapeutic method used to reduce distress linked to troubling memories. It can be helpful for people who are dealing with trauma and abuse or painful past events.

Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on practical steps and small changes that move someone towards their goals, often useful for stress, coping with life transitions and problem solving.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about their needs, goals and preferences and together they will decide which methods to use and when to adapt them. This is a collaborative process and can change as the client's priorities evolve.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time or allowing appointments outside standard hours. Different practical arrangements suit different people, so please confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking. The aim is to make therapy workable alongside everyday responsibilities.