About Lisa
Lisa Ali is a counsellor who uses a person-centred approach to help people feel seen and heard. She holds a BA Honours degree in Humanistic Counselling and has six years of practice. She aims to create a warm, non-judgemental space where clients set the pace and shape the work.
She focuses on everyday struggles such as anxiety, low mood, stress and burnout. Lisa also supports people working through trauma, addictions, grief and relationship difficulties.
Background and approach
She helps with identity questions, intimacy concerns, body image and challenges linked to neurodivergence like ADHD and autism spectrum conditions. In sessions she works collaboratively to build clarity and emotional skills. That can mean exploring unhelpful patterns, practising emotional regulation tools, or learning ways to communicate more effectively.
She often uses psychoeducation to make difficult experiences easier to understand. Lisa’s background includes a BA Honours in Humanistic Counselling, BTEC diplomas in Health and Social Care, and ongoing continuing professional development. Her CPD includes training in online and telephone counselling and workshops on bereavement and shame.
People who come to her typically want to feel less overwhelmed and more confident in themselves. She emphasises respect, acceptance and honesty while people reflect and try new ways of coping. If someone is looking for steady, person-centred support, Lisa offers a listening presence and practical steps forward.
What Lisa works with
Everything Lisa lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Lisa is listed here; the rest shows what else Lisa works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Lisa lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Lisa’s Approaches Work Online
Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s experience at the heart of the work. The counsellor follows the client’s pace, reflects what they say and helps them feel understood, which is useful for issues like low self-esteem, identity questions and relationship worries.Solution-Focused Therapy aims to build practical steps and small changes. It concentrates on strengths and achievable goals, which can help with stress, coping with life changes and improving day-to-day functioning.
Trauma-Focused Therapy addresses the impact of past harm by helping people make sense of painful memories and learn tools to manage strong reactions. It is commonly used when trauma or abuse affects mood, sleep or relationships.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to the client’s needs, goals and preferences and suggest ways of working together. Plans can be adjusted as progress is made so the style fits the person rather than the other way around.
The biography indicates training in online and telephone counselling, but it does not list specific session formats here. Please confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let someone choose quieter times or opt out of video if that helps them engage more comfortably.
Questions people ask about Lisa
What concerns does Lisa commonly help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and addictions, as well as relationship and grief issues and concerns around identity and intimacy.
What style of therapy does she use?
Lisa works primarily in a person-centred way and uses solution-focused and trauma-focused techniques when helpful to the client.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has six years of counselling experience and has undertaken continued professional development, including trainings on bereavement, shame, and online counselling.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practises in the United Kingdom and lists NCPS as her credential.
Which languages are supported for therapy?
Sessions are offered in English and she is able to work with international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography notes training in online and telephone counselling, but current session formats are not detailed here; please confirm session options before booking.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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