About
- Anxiety and depression
- Trauma and abuse
- Attachment and mindfulness
About Lisa
Lisa Wan is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has nine years of counselling experience. She practises in the United Kingdom and works with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship strain and family matters.
She began her career training as a Holistic Therapist in 1998 and moved into person-centred counselling after noticing how much clients valued talk time. Over the years she has developed an integrative style that draws on different approaches to meet each person's needs. She attends continuing professional development workshops and receives monthly clinical supervision as part of her practice.
Her background includes several years of work for local support services, including Leicester Woman’s Counselling Centre and First Step, which assists male survivors of sexual abuse and rape. That practical experience informs how she supports people facing grief, compassion fatigue, chronic illness and other long-term difficulties.
In sessions she focuses on everyday problems as well as complex issues such as dissociation, domestic violence, addictions and obsessive compulsive behaviours. She also helps people manage life transitions, workplace stress, money worries and intimacy-related concerns.
Her approach often uses attachment-based and mindfulness ideas alongside client-centred and solution-focused techniques. Sessions are described plainly and directly, with attention to what is most useful for the person in front of her.
People who choose her work with someone who combines talk-based support with practical coping strategies and an emphasis on building clearer ways of relating to themselves and others.
How sessions work
How her therapeutic approaches adapt to online work
Attachment-based work looks at patterns in close relationships and explores how past bonds affect current family and partner interactions. It can help when recurring conflict or emotional distance keeps reappearing in someone's home life.Client-centred practice means sessions focus on what the person brings. The therapist listens without directing the content and follows the issues the person considers most pressing. Mindfulness techniques offer simple practices for reducing anxiety, improving sleep and calming strong emotions in day-to-day life.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try different ways of working and agree what feels most useful. That collaborative process helps decide whether more trauma-focused or solution-focused steps are needed over time.
The biography does not list specific session formats here, so confirm the current options before booking. In general online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy home life, avoid travel time and have shorter check-ins when needed. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and do not require being on camera, while video sessions allow visual contact for exercises and conversation. Registered or accredited professionals can advise which format suits practical needs and therapeutic aims.
Areas of focus
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Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
9+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family issues does she help with?
She helps people work through family problems, relationship strain, parenting pressures and issues around intimacy as listed in her focus areas.
What kind of approach does she use in sessions?
Her work is integrative, drawing on attachment-based, client-centred, mindfulness and solution-focused ideas to suit individual needs.
How much practical experience does she have?
She has nine years of counselling experience and has worked with local support services including Leicester Woman’s Counselling Centre and First Step.
Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?
Yes. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Can I have sessions in English or from outside the UK?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current online and in-person options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin the booking process?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.