Lisa Wan, BACP

Lisa Wan offers a calm, person-focused counselling style that draws on attachment, mindfulness and trauma work. She presents herself simply and directly, aiming to make sessions feel approachable and steady for people under strain. Lisa holds a BACP credential, which stands for the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and has nine years of counselling experience in the UK.

Her practice began with holistic therapies in 1998, then moved into person-centred counselling. Over time she broadened her approach and now uses a blend of methods to suit each person she meets. That means she listens for what matters and then adapts techniques to fit the situation rather than following a single formula.

Clients often come for help with stress and anxiety, low mood, grief, trauma and issues around self-esteem and relationships. Lisa also works with addiction concerns, sleep difficulties, anger and a range of other struggles such as compassion fatigue and coping with life changes. She has experience supporting people who face chronic pain, dissociation, domestic violence and workplace problems.

Her background includes several years providing counselling at community services that support survivors of sexual abuse and centres for women. She continues to update her skills through regular continuing professional development and monthly clinical supervision. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

Sessions can be delivered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and scheduling follows the therapist's availability.

How her approaches translate to online counselling

Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in close relationships and on building a steadier sense of safety with the therapist. It can help when past hurts make current relationships or trust difficult.

Client-centred therapy places the person's experience at the heart of sessions. The counsellor listens without judgement and reflects what is said so people can find their own solutions and gain confidence.

Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences, and may adapt the way she works as needs change over time.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text messaging. Video calls are useful for a fuller, face-to-face feel, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows paced written exchanges, and text messaging suits short check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make counselling more flexible and easier to fit around work, caring responsibilities or travel.