Counsellor profile
Lisa Wan, BACP
Counsellor - trauma and anxiety support
See online counselling options- Attachment-based work
- Mindfulness practice
- Solution-focused steps
About Lisa
Counsellor and member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), Lisa Wan has nine years' experience working with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and depression. She also helps people with self-esteem, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, sleeping problems, anger, bipolar and coping with life changes.
Lisa combines a counselling background with earlier training as a holistic therapist. She noticed early on that clients often benefited from both physical care and the time to talk. That observation shaped her move into person-centred counselling and then to a broader, integrative approach.
Her work draws on attachment-based ideas, client-centred listening, mindfulness and solution-focused steps, with trauma-focused elements when they are needed. Sessions tend to focus on what the person brings and practical ways to manage distress between meetings. Lisa keeps her practice under clinical supervision and attends continuing professional development workshops.
She has experience supporting people affected by complex trauma and has worked with organisations that support survivors of sexual abuse and rape. Lisa also lists additional areas such as chronic pain, dissociation, domestic violence, codependency and workplace issues among her practice interests.
Sessions are conducted in English and she accepts international clients. Fees vary with location and use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, the pathway is to complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How her approaches work in online counselling
Attachment-based work looks at patterns in relationships and the ways early bonds affect how people manage stress now. It helps with trust issues, relating to others and understanding emotional reactions. Client-centred therapy focuses on careful listening and reflecting what the person says. It aims to help someone feel heard and to find their own solutions. Mindfulness practice teaches simple attention exercises and grounding techniques. These can help reduce anxiety, aid sleep and manage overwhelming feelings.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lisa will discuss options with each person and together they will choose which methods to try. That choice is guided by the person’s concerns, goals and what feels manageable in day-to-day life.
The biography does not list specific session formats here, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, cut travel time and allow shorter check-ins where that helps. It can also make quieter conversations possible when someone needs a lower-pressure way to talk. Registered or accredited professionals will adapt the mix of listening, mindfulness exercises and solution-focused tasks to suit remote sessions.
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Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
9+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and depression, as well as relationship and intimacy-related issues and self-esteem.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses an integrative approach that includes attachment-based, client-centred, mindfulness, solution-focused and trauma-focused methods.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of counselling experience and earlier experience as a holistic therapist dating back to 1998.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
Yes, she accepts international clients.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and are managed through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do you begin a course of counselling with her?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.