Lisa Guy, BACP

Lisa Guy offers a warm, supportive and non-judgemental counselling space where people can explore their thoughts, feelings and life experiences. She works collaboratively with individuals to help them gain clearer understanding of their emotions and to find practical ways to move towards a more fulfilling life. Lisa recognises how difficult it can be to make sense of life events and transitions, and she places value on creating a trustworthy environment for clients to engage in self-exploration, develop self-worth and foster personal growth.

As an integrative counsellor, Lisa draws on several therapeutic models and adapts them to each person she works with. Her practice blends person-centred and humanistic perspectives with psychodynamic ideas, allowing clients to explore issues at their own pace and in ways that suit their needs. She holds a CPCAB Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling - a vocational qualification in counselling - and is a registered member of the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, with a goal to work towards accreditation.

Before qualifying as a counsellor, Lisa spent 19 years working in IT and also has experience in retail and market research. That background gives her insight into workplace pressures and how professional life can affect personal wellbeing. She has an interest in depression, anxiety, stress, workplace and communication problems, self-esteem and relationship and family difficulties, and has supported people from a range of cultural backgrounds through mentoring and volunteer work.

Integrative Approaches and Online Support

Lisa uses a person-centred approach that focuses on listening and understanding each person's unique experience. This method emphasises empathy and acceptance, helping people build self-awareness and confidence when dealing with relationship, self-esteem and life transition issues.

She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to help people explore recurring patterns and underlying emotions. This approach can be useful for understanding relationship dynamics, family problems and long-standing emotional difficulties by reflecting on how past experiences influence present behaviour.

Largely integrative in practice, Lisa combines these approaches to tailor sessions to individual needs, blending techniques that best support a client’s goals. Finding the right method is collaborative - the therapist and client work together to assess what feels most helpful and adapt the plan over time.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different lifestyles and schedules. These formats make it easier to access regular support from registered professionals while balancing work, family and other commitments, and they allow therapy to continue when meeting in person is difficult.