About Lisa
Lisa Dobinson is a counsellor who helps people with stress, anxiety, relationships and parenting concerns. She also supports people facing career challenges, depression, grief, intimacy issues and low self-esteem. Lisa writes simply and directly, recognising that reaching out for help can feel difficult and brave.
Lisa trained in Ireland and brings seven years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. Her background includes group-based training that developed her ability to notice body language and unspoken cues during sessions.
Background and approach
She pays attention to how feelings show up in the body and uses that information alongside conversation. Her practice draws on humanistic ideas and she uses person-centred and Gestalt influences to shape conversations. She also trained with Relate and holds a relational qualification, which she uses when addressing relationship concerns.
Systemic thinking helps her look for patterns that repeat across generations and relationships. Lisa values ongoing professional development and regularly undertakes continued professional development courses. She also seeks counselling herself to stay present and grounded for people who come to her.
Her working style is collaborative - she treats each person as the expert on their own life and offers practical, down-to-earth support. People can expect straightforward sessions that combine talking, noticing body experience, and exploring relationship patterns. Lisa aims to help clients find clearer ways to cope, make decisions, and feel more able to manage life's changes.
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Lisa uses humanistic, person-centred work that focuses on the person's experience and what they want to change. This approach is about listening closely, reflecting feelings back, and helping people find their own solutions to anxiety, low mood and relationship issues.She also draws on Gestalt ideas which encourage noticing the present moment and how emotions show up in the body. That way of working can help people become more aware of unspoken reactions and manage stress and anxiety more effectively.
Finding the right approach is part of the journey; the therapist will work together with each person to choose methods that suit their goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process that can change over time as needs evolve.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexible options. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and body cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can suit quick check-ins or people who prefer typing. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy around work, childcare and daily life while keeping the focus on progress and regular support.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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