Lisa Ali, NCPS

Lisa Ali offers a person-centred way of working that puts the client at the heart of therapy. She uses a warm, empathetic style to help people talk through stress, anxiety, depression and trauma. Lisa makes space for each person to be heard and respected while they work at their own pace.

She trained with a BA Honours degree in Humanistic counselling and holds the NCPS credential. Lisa has six years of counselling experience and has continued professional development in areas such as online and telephone counselling and bereavement work. These elements shape how she structures sessions and listens to what matters most to each person.

Lisa supports people with a wide range of concerns, including addictions, grief, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, and compassion fatigue. She also helps people dealing with ADHD, autism spectrum concerns, attachment and identity questions, and body image or self-esteem struggles. Practical coping skills and clearer thinking are common aims in her work.

Her main methods include Client-Centred Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy. In sessions she focuses on understanding a person’s experience, identifying small achievable steps, and working through traumatic material with care when it feels right for the client.

Sessions are conversational and paced to each person. Lisa encourages exploration of values, communication patterns and unhelpful cycles, while building on strengths and practical strategies that can be used between meetings.

People who feel overwhelmed, stuck or uncertain about next steps can find a steady listening presence and collaborative plan with Lisa as they move forward.

How Lisa’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on understanding each person’s experience and offering empathic listening. It helps people uncover what matters to them and make choices that fit their values rather than following a fixed agenda.

Solution-Focused Therapy looks for small, concrete changes that lead to better days. It is useful for stress, relationship concerns and practical problems because it concentrates on goals and steps clients can try between sessions.

Trauma-Focused Therapy offers careful ways to process painful memories when the client is ready. It aims to reduce the hold traumatic events have on everyday life by working at a pace the person can manage.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to needs, goals and preferences and then suggest which methods to try. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as therapy progresses.

Online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and messaging is useful for short check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options give flexibility to schedule sessions around work or caregiving and to use the format that best supports the work being done.