Lisa Papas, ACA

Lisa Papas offers calm, practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, grief and intimate concerns. She aims to make it easier to talk about difficult things. Her approach is gentle and respectful and she encourages small steps towards clearer thinking and steadier emotional days.

With 30 years of experience working in Australia, Lisa has supported people through trauma, chronic illness, substance use and addiction, and major life changes. She also works with relationship and intimacy-related issues, career worries, sleep problems and ongoing low mood. Lisa values sensitivity and treats each person with compassion and respect.

In sessions she focuses on listening first, then helping people identify what matters most to them. She uses practical tools to manage overwhelming thoughts and feelings, and supports people to build routines that help day-to-day functioning. Conversations include setting realistic goals and practising skills between meetings.

Her work draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy, among others. Lisa aims to match techniques to the person’s needs rather than forcing a single method.

Taking the first step can feel hard and she acknowledges that courage. Lisa offers steady support while people work through grief, compassion fatigue, relationship concerns, addiction recovery and other challenges. To begin, readers are invited to follow the site’s referral steps and complete the initial matching process.

Approaches that suit online conversations

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take actions that matter, even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. It is useful for anxiety, stress and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on noticing unhelpful thinking and testing new ways of responding, which can help with anxiety, low mood and sleep problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in relationships and how early connections influence current intimacy and communication, which can be helpful for relationship and attachment issues.

Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will listen to each person’s goals and preferences, then suggest methods to try. That choice is collaborative and can change over time as needs evolve.

If you are considering online sessions, check the current session options before booking as formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It can also let people focus on practical skills exercises and planning between sessions. The therapist will discuss how to make sessions work around work, caregiving or medical appointments and tailor the pace to what suits the individual.