Lisa Studdert, ACA

Lisa Studdert is an ACA counsellor practising in Australia with five years of experience. She works in a calm, steady way and focuses on what each person wants to change. Lisa aims to make sessions straightforward and practical so people can feel safer in their bodies and minds.

Her background includes time in emergency mental health, which shaped how she stays present with people during distress. She describes her style as person-centred, attachment-based and emotionally focused, and she honours each brain and body without trying to 'fix' them.

Lisa draws on a range of approaches that match the client's needs. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy alongside somatic ideas to help with feelings held in the body. The work is paced to the individual and focuses on what matters most to them.

People contact her for stress and anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and ADHD-related issues. She also offers support around abandonment and attachment concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, communication problems and codependency.

Sessions aim to identify patterns that keep problems repeating and to build practical skills for coping and connection. Lisa prioritises clear, steady steps so people can try new ways of responding without shame or pressure.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting driven by them. It focuses on values and small actions that bring life more in line with what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and teaches practical techniques to shift unhelpful patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships affect current connection and trust, and it supports building safer ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, needs and preferences, and then suggest ways of working that fit. This is a collaborative process where adjustments are made as the therapy progresses.

The original profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm available online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed and reduce travel time. They also let people choose a quiet time or space that suits them, and the same therapeutic approaches can be used through remote sessions when agreed with the counsellor.