Lisa Kinsella, BACP
6 years in practice
Lisa Kinsella is a counsellor who helps people with relationship strain, trauma and abuse, parenting pressures, anxiety, stress and addiction concerns.
License and registration
- BACP
- 391807 · expires July 2026
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Lisa
Lisa Kinsella is a counsellor who helps people with relationship strain, trauma and abuse, parenting pressures, anxiety, stress and addiction concerns. She also supports people dealing with grief, self-esteem struggles, ADHD, mood issues and problems with intimacy or sleep. Lisa uses a person-centred style that keeps the client in the lead and values each person's experience.
Her approach focuses on listening and practical steps. Sessions aim to help people notice their strengths and work towards goals they choose.
Background and approach
Lisa also uses Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, known as EMDR, as part of the tools she offers when trauma or distressing memories are present. Lisa trained to a BSc (Hons) level and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, often shown as BACP.
She has six years of professional experience and combines work in independent practice with counselling young people in alternative education settings. She has experience supporting people with additional learning needs and those affected by domestic abuse and narcissistic behaviour. Lisa also works with a wide range of concerns such as body image, chronic illness, codependency and complex stress related issues.
Evening appointments can be arranged on request. To begin, a simple matching process and scheduling step gets things started so people can find a way of working that fits their life.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Lisa lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Lisa names
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How her approaches work online
Lisa uses a person centred approach that keeps the client in control and focuses on listening and understanding. This style helps with ongoing life stress, low mood, relationship worries and confidence building by creating space to talk and reflect.She also offers Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, often called EMDR, which works with distressing memories and trauma symptoms by using bilateral stimulation alongside guided processing. EMDR can be helpful for people who carry painful memories that affect daily life.
Solution‑Focused Therapy is used to identify small, practical steps and goals that make a difference quickly. It suits people who want focused, goal‑driven work and clear actions between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels manageable, then decide collaboratively which method or combination to use.
Online sessions offer flexibility and practical benefits. Video calls allow face‑to‑face connection from different locations, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat can suit quick check‑ins and text‑based messaging supports short reflections between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and life commitments.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does this counsellor help with?
She supports people with relationship problems, trauma and abuse, parenting pressures, anxiety, stress, addictions and a wide range of other issues listed in her specialities.
How would sessions with her feel?
Sessions are person centred and client led, with the counsellor listening and helping people find their own ways forward.
What experience does she bring?
She has six years of experience and works both in independent practice and with young people in alternative provision.
What professional credentials and location are listed?
She holds a BSc (Hons) and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats does she offer?
Work can take place by video call, phone sessions, live chat or text‑based messaging.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
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