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- Client-Centred Therapy
- Somatic approaches
- Solution-Focused work
About Lisa
AASW social worker with 17 years' experience, Lisa Mackinnon works from Melbourne, Australia. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger and the effects of trauma. Sessions focus on practical steps and understanding how difficult experiences affect body and mind.
Lisa uses client-centred and solution-focused approaches alongside somatic and trauma-focused methods. She draws on skills that notice bodily reactions, coping patterns and everyday strengths. Conversations aim to identify small, manageable changes rather than overwhelming fixes.
Her work includes attention to dissociation, panic and post-traumatic stress. She also helps people dealing with guilt, shame, isolation, self-harm thoughts, low self-regard and social anxiety. Lisa describes the process as collaborative - she listens, reflects, and offers tools you can try between meetings.
She has additional training in Family Therapy which informs work around relationship stress, parenting strains, separations and caregiving. Emotional Freedom Techniques, or tapping, is another tool she uses alongside talk and body-based strategies to reduce emotional distress.
Clients can expect straightforward sessions that focus on what is happening now and on practical ways to reduce distress. Lisa supports people to make sense of their struggles, clarify choices and build steps toward better day-to-day coping.
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How Lisa’s approaches translate to online work
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what a person is experiencing. Online sessions can use that same simple structure - time to describe what is hard and a therapist who helps sort priorities and options. Solution-Focused Therapy narrows attention to small, practical steps and what might be different after a few changes. This approach suits focused check-ins and goal-oriented sessions. Somatic Therapy notices physical reactions such as tension, breath patterns or body shutdown and links those sensations to emotions and memories; in online sessions clients and the therapist can observe and practice grounding or regulation exercises together. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist discusses your concerns, goals and preferences and helps decide which methods to try first. That decision is collaborative and may change as sessions progress. The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm which formats are offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or travel, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also lets a therapist guide somatic exercises and practical tools in real time, so clients can practise techniques between appointments.Sheet 3
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
17+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she focus on?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger and trauma, with additional attention to dissociation, panic, post-traumatic stress, self-harm and social anxiety.
What therapeutic styles does she use?
Her practice uses client-centred and solution-focused methods alongside somatic and trauma-focused approaches to address body-based reactions and coping strategies.
How much experience does she have?
She has 17 years of experience working as a counsellor and social worker in Australia.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an AASW social worker based in Australia.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.