Lisa Powell, BACP

Lisa Powell is a counsellor with BACP accreditation and 14 years of experience in the United Kingdom. She specialises in a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, and ADHD. Lisa aims to make it easier for people to begin talking about hard things and to feel heard from the first contact.

She uses an integrative approach that draws on attachment work, client-centred listening and cognitive behavioural techniques. In sessions she helps people untangle patterns that cause distress and develop clearer ways of responding to life’s challenges. The work is practical and conversational rather than technical, with a focus on what feels useful for each person.

Lisa often supports people dealing with family and parenting strain, blended family concerns, adoption and foster care issues, and problems linked to attachment or abandonment. She also works with those facing chronic illness, caregiving stress, or difficult life transitions, helping them cope step by step.

Her style is warm and non-judgemental, encouraging trust and honest exploration. She aims to build a strong working relationship where clients can reflect on feelings, try out new approaches, and notice change over time. Sessions seek clear goals alongside space to make sense of difficult emotions.

Starting therapy is described as a courageous step and Lisa invites prospective clients to begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and arranging sessions that fit their circumstances.

How her approaches transfer to online work

Attachment-Based Therapy helps people understand how early relationships affect current patterns. It supports work on trust, closeness and boundary issues, which can be useful for intimacy and relationship concerns. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and empathy, giving people space to tell their story and feel understood; this is helpful when someone needs to process grief, trauma or ongoing stress. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers tools to change unhelpful patterns, which is often practical for anxiety, low mood and coping strategies.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to identify which methods fit a person’s goals and preferences. Clients can expect the plan to be reviewed and adjusted as they notice what helps most.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Remote work can also allow people to join from different locations, which helps if travel or mobility are limiting factors. Registered or accredited professionals will talk through practical arrangements and help set up sessions that suit daily routines.