Lisa Dobinson, BACP

Lisa Dobinson is a United Kingdom-based counsellor with seven years of professional experience and BACP accreditation - membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She works from an integrative humanistic perspective, blending person-centred and Gestalt ideas with a strong somatic awareness to attend to both spoken and unspoken signals clients bring into sessions. Trained in Ireland, Lisa’s early training included group work that sharpened her sensitivity to body language and nonverbal cues, which she uses to deepen clients' awareness of how physical patterns and emotions interact.

She also holds a relational qualification from Relate and draws on systemic thinking to help clients recognise transgenerational patterns and family dynamics. Her practice covers a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting and family matters, grief, career difficulties and adapting to life changes. Lisa has experience working with individuals, couples and parent-child dyads, and she regularly engages in continuing professional development to expand her skills.

Lisa values a collaborative therapeutic relationship and regards each person as the expert on their own life. She maintains her own therapy as part of her professional practice to stay present for clients, and she aims to support people through the often-difficult step of seeking help and managing life’s challenges.

Integrative therapeutic approaches for online care

Lisa draws on person-centred work that prioritises the client’s experience and fosters a warm, non-judgemental space where people can explore thoughts and feelings at their own pace. This approach supports issues such as anxiety, low self-esteem and life transitions by emphasising empathy and collaboration. She also uses Gestalt-informed techniques to increase present-moment awareness and help clients notice patterns in their thoughts, emotions and bodily responses, which can be useful when addressing relationship dynamics and grief. In addition, Lisa integrates systemic and relational perspectives to explore family and transgenerational patterns that influence current behaviour and connections with others.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and Lisa works collaboratively with each person to identify what fits best for their needs, goals and preferences. She adapts methods as therapy progresses so the work stays relevant and responsive.

Online therapy with Lisa is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, giving practical flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access registered professionals from home or work, support continuity of care during life changes, and allow people to choose the format that feels most manageable for them.