Lisa Dobinson, BACP

Lisa Dobinson helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationships, parenting strains, career worries and grief. She also supports those dealing with depression, self-esteem difficulties, intimacy problems, family conflict and major life changes. Lisa presents a calm, steady presence and focuses on practical ways to make day-to-day life feel more manageable.

She trained in Ireland and practises from an integrative humanistic model. That means she draws on different ideas to suit each person, emphasising the person-centred values of listening and respect. Her training included group work, which sharpened her attention to body language and non-verbal cues.

Lisa has a strong awareness of the body and somatic experience and uses that awareness to help people notice the unspoken messages they carry. She also completed relational training with Relate and uses elements of systemic thinking to highlight patterns that repeat across generations.

Over seven years she has worked with anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, loss and career-related concerns. She sees situations in context and helps clients notice habits and responses that no longer serve them. Lisa keeps her skills up to date through ongoing continuing professional development.

In sessions she works collaboratively, treating the person as the expert on their life. Her style is practical yet compassionate. She aims to make the first steps less daunting and to support people as they find clearer ways forward.

Therapeutic approaches and online access

Lisa draws on person-centred work that focuses on listening and creating a respectful space for people to talk about what matters most. This approach helps people feel heard and supports personal insight and decision making.

She also uses relational and systemic ideas to help identify repeating patterns in relationships and family life. This perspective can help people see how past dynamics influence present choices and interactions.

Her attention to the body and somatic experience brings awareness to physical sensations that often accompany emotions. Noticing these sensations can make it easier to manage anxiety, stress and strong feelings in day-to-day life.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to find what fits best, adjusting methods as needs and goals become clearer. Clients and therapist decide together which tools to try and how to pace the work.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video lets people keep face-to-face contact while phone sessions use less data and can be easier to fit around a busy day. Live chat and messaging suit shorter check-ins and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it simpler to maintain therapy alongside work and family commitments.