Lisa Rowley, BACP

Lisa Rowley has practised as a counsellor for six years in the United Kingdom. She has worked in private practice and in schools, supporting people affected by domestic abuse. Lisa aims to make the first step feel manageable and to offer a calm, non-judgemental space to talk.

She listens with sensitivity and compassion. Lisa focuses on what matters now and helps people untangle worries, whether that is stress, anxiety, grief, depression or trouble sleeping. She also supports those coping with addictions, anger, career pressures and compassion fatigue.

Lisa draws on a mix of approaches to match the person in front of her. She uses client-centred conversations to build trust and cognitive behavioural methods to spot patterns that keep problems going. She also works with psychodynamic ideas and EMDR when past events are affecting present day life.

Sessions are practical and paced to suit the individual. Lisa helps people identify steps they can try between sessions and reviews what’s working. For those struggling with attachment, abandonment or communication problems she offers focused attention on relationships and how they show up in daily life.

Her background in schools means she is experienced in listening to people who have experienced domestic violence and other forms of trauma. Lisa explains things plainly, treats people with respect, and supports them as they make changes at their own speed.

How Lisa’s methods translate to online therapy

Client-centred work focuses on listening and understanding each person’s experience. Online sessions let the counsellor follow that approach through careful, reflective conversation and tailored questions that help people feel heard. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going and uses practical exercises and experiments that can be done between sessions to test new ways of coping.

Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, EMDR, is used when memories or past events continue to cause distress. In online sessions EMDR can involve guided attention and structured processing to reduce the intensity of difficult memories, with the therapist checking in step by step. Lisa will explain these methods and the reasons for choosing them so the person and counsellor make the choice together.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lisa discusses goals and preferences and adjusts methods as therapy progresses. That collaboration helps shape a plan that fits current needs and life demands.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and exercises, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows quick check-ins and messaging supports brief updates between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, care duties and daily life.