Lisa Powell, BACP

Lisa Powell is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with BACP registration and 14 years of experience. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and trauma, as well as relationship and intimacy-related concerns. She also supports people facing parenting challenges, ADHD, eating and career worries.

Her approach is warm and collaborative. She aims to build a trusting relationship where clients can speak openly and be heard without judgement. That relationship is central to how she works and it guides the focus of each session.

In sessions she uses a mix of methods including attachment-focused work, client-centred listening and practical strategies drawn from cognitive behavioural ideas. She tailors her approach so it matches what an individual needs, shifting between exploring feelings and trying small, actionable changes.

Lisa also brings attention to specific areas such as abandonment, attachment issues, adoption and foster-care concerns, and neurodiversity like autism and Asperger Syndrome. She has experience supporting people dealing with chronic illness, caregiver stress, and the emotional impacts of serious health conditions.

She encourages clients who are nervous about starting therapy to take the first step. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange sessions to suit their circumstances.

Approaches used in online counselling and what they offer

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current ways of relating. It helps when intimacy, trust or separation cause ongoing worry or distance in relationships. Client-Centred Therapy places the person's experience at the heart of the work, using empathic listening to help people make sense of feelings and find their own direction. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers practical exercises to reduce anxiety or low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy journey. The counsellor will work with each person to decide which combination of methods feels most helpful. That choice is made together, based on the client’s aims, preferences and how they respond in early sessions.

The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, cut travel time and allow follow-ups from wherever the client is located. Phone sessions can be a simpler check-in when less bandwidth or a shorter meeting is needed. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt tasks, reflective work and practical exercises so they work in an online setting and fit everyday routines.