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Lisa Wan, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 9 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Grief Self esteem Depression

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Lisa Wan uses a person-centred and integrative approach to counselling. She blends listening, empathy and practical tools to help people facing stress, anxiety, grief and trauma. Lisa emphasises a kind, steady presence in sessions so clients can talk through what feels hardest to manage.

She has a BACP registration with nine years of counselling experience. Lisa began her adult work as a holistic therapist in 1998 and moved into person-centred counselling later on.

Background and approach

That background shaped her focus on overall wellbeing alongside emotional work. Her practice often supports people dealing with depression, addiction and low self-esteem. She also helps with relationship and intimacy-related issues, anger, sleeping problems and coping with life changes.

Additional areas of focus include chronic pain and illness, codependency, dissociation and workplace stress. Lisa uses methods from attachment-based, mindfulness and trauma-focused work alongside solution-focused conversations. Sessions are tailored to each person, mixing reflection, grounding exercises and short-term goals where helpful.

The aim is to make change feel manageable and relevant to daily life. She has provided counselling for community organisations including services supporting survivors of sexual abuse. Lisa continues professional development through workshops and supervision to shape her practice.

Sessions are available online in English for people in the United Kingdom and internationally.

How these approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-based work focuses on patterns of relating and emotional safety. Online sessions use reflective conversation to notice attachment styles and build more reliable ways of connecting with others. This is useful for people struggling with trust, intimacy and relationship wounds.

Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and grounding practices that can be used between sessions. Online formats are well suited for guiding short mindfulness exercises, breath work and learning how to manage strong feelings as they arise in daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and Lisa will work collaboratively to choose what fits best. She listens to a person’s needs, tests small practical steps and adjusts methods based on progress, goals and personal preference.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging offers flexibility for different situations. Video is helpful for longer conversations and visual cues, phone calls require less bandwidth, live chat supports quicker check-ins and text messaging lets people write when it suits them. These options let people fit sessions around work, caring duties and other commitments while still using attachment-based, mindfulness or solution-focused tools.

What concerns does Lisa commonly help with?

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

What is her general therapeutic style?

Her approach is person-centred and integrative, combining listening with practical exercises from mindfulness, attachment-based ideas and solution-focused work.

What experience does she bring?

She has nine years of counselling experience and earlier work as a holistic therapist dating back to 1998, including roles with organisations supporting survivors of abuse.

What credentials and location apply?

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

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs.

How are sessions priced?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How does someone begin working with her?

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Experience: 9 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Lisa Wan, BACP

Background and approach

How these approaches translate to online therapy

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

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