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Entry 138841United Kingdom

Lisa  Wan

Lisa Wan, BACP

United Kingdom 9 years in practice

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Counsellor - anxiety and trauma

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  • Client-centred approach
  • Trauma-focused work
  • Attachment-based ideas

About Lisa

Counsellor (BACP), 9 years' experience. Lisa Wan focuses on anxiety, depression, trauma and related issues using a mix of person-centred and trauma-informed methods.

Lisa offers straightforward, conversational counselling that centres on what the person brings to the room. She uses client-centred principles alongside trauma-focused and attachment-based ideas. Sessions aim to identify patterns, reduce distressing symptoms and build practical coping strategies.

Her background includes work with Leicester Woman’s Counselling Centre and First Step, supporting people affected by sexual abuse and rape. She began working as a Holistic Therapist in 1998 and later trained in counselling, drawing on both physical wellbeing work and talk therapy experience.

Lisa follows the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy framework and maintains monthly clinical supervision. She attends continuing professional development and specialised training to keep her practice up to date.

Typical concerns she addresses include stress, trauma, grief, self-esteem, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, sleep problems, anger, bipolar and coping with life changes. She also works with chronic pain, codependency, dissociation, domestic violence, self-harm and workplace issues among other areas.

Sessions are conducted in English and international clients are accepted. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. Prospective clients are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling a first session.

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How her approaches translate to online work

Attachment-based ideas focus on how early and current relationships shape coping and connection. Online sessions using this approach look at patterns in relationships and aim to help the client notice and change unhelpful interactions.

Client-centred work emphasises listening and the person's own perspective. In practice this means the therapist follows the client's lead, reflects what is said and helps the client clarify priorities and choices.

Trauma-focused therapy targets the direct effects of traumatic events. Online sessions that use trauma-focused methods tend to pace material carefully, build stabilisation skills first, and work on processing distressing memories when the client is ready.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss the options and agree a plan based on the client's needs, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process and can be adjusted as therapy progresses.

The biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so please confirm available formats before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during work breaks, or make it simpler to avoid being on camera if preferred.

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Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersAnger managementBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Chronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyDissociationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily problemsFirst responder issuesJealousyMoney and financial issuesNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDSelf-harmWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyMindfulness TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

9+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

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Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem and depression, as well as relationship and intimacy-related issues.

What therapeutic style does she use?

Her practice is integrative with a client-centred base. She also uses trauma-focused and attachment-based approaches and draws on mindfulness and solution-focused ideas.

How much experience does she have?

She has nine years of counselling experience and prior years as a Holistic Therapist dating back to 1998.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.

Lisa Wan

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