About Lisa
Lisa Ward welcomes people who have reached a point where things feel overwhelming and they want change. She writes in a direct way and offers a calm space to talk through worries, anxieties and behaviours that have grown too heavy to carry alone.
Lisa uses plain language and aims to help people feel heard so they can begin to make sense of what’s happening in their lives. Lisa draws on five years of counselling experience.
Background and approach
She has worked in domestic abuse services and has carried that experience into her independent practice. That background means she is familiar with trauma and related issues, and she often supports people facing the lasting effects of difficult events. Her approach is rooted in client-centred work, which means listening first and following the person’s lead.
She also uses trauma-focused methods when past events are central to the current difficulty. In sessions she helps people name feelings, spot patterns and try small changes that fit their life. People come to Lisa with a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship pain, grief and problems with sleep or eating.
She also supports people with addiction, ADHD, bipolar issues and those coping with health problems or caring responsibilities. Lisa holds a BACP credential, which is shown here as provided. She works in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English.
Her practice includes video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging to suit different needs. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is used to arrange an initial schedule. Lisa aims to offer steady, practical support while helping people notice what helps them move forward.
Approaches for online support and trauma-informed care
Lisa uses client-centred and trauma-focused approaches in online work. Client-Centred Therapy means sessions begin with careful listening and follow the person’s priorities, helping them feel understood and supported while they explore what matters most. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on the impact of past events and helps people reduce their distress and build coping skills for day-to-day life.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels manageable, and then try ways of working that suit the person. This collaborative process makes it easier to adjust methods if something is not helpful.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give practical flexibility. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for shorter check-ins, ongoing reflection, or when writing feels easier than talking. These options make it possible to continue therapy across different routines and locations, while keeping focus on progress and practical steps.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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