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Lisa Fairclough, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 10 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse Grief Depression

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Lisa Fairclough begins from a clear professional path into counselling. She holds BACP accreditation and has built a decade of hands-on experience helping people face difficult moments. Her style is warm and straightforward, aimed at making the first steps feel doable.

She invites honest conversation and steady support without judgment. She aims to make sessions feel approachable and practical. Conversations focus on what is happening now and what small steps could help.

Background and approach

She encourages people to notice thoughts and feelings, and to choose actions that match their values. Therapy often includes learning simple skills to cope with stress and strong emotions. Lisa draws on several well-established approaches.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people accept difficult feelings while moving toward what matters to them. Client-centred work means the person leads the pace and topics of each session. Mindfulness-based ideas are used to build greater calm and presence in daily life.

She supports people dealing with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting stress and career challenges. Additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, infidelity, domestic violence and substance problems. Lisa also addresses anger, low self-esteem, emptiness and coping with life changes.

Sessions are offered in English and take place online by video, phone, live chat or text messaging. Costs vary depending on location and use a cancellable subscription. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and book according to therapist availability.

How Lisa’s approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It can help with anxiety, depression and coping with major life changes. Client-Centred Therapy places the person at the centre of the work, letting conversation follow what matters most to them and creating space to be heard. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple skills for bringing attention back to the present moment and reducing reactivity in stressful situations.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process and will be collaborative. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then try approaches that match those needs. That collaborative way helps adapt methods over time so sessions remain relevant and effective for each person.

Online therapy can be flexible and practical. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a deeper connection is wanted. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or camera use feels too much. Live chat and text-based messaging give options for shorter check-ins, written reflection and ongoing support between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or other commitments.

What concerns does Lisa commonly help with?

She supports people facing anxiety, depression, grief and trauma and abuse. She also works with addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting strain and career challenges.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her work is warm and straightforward with a practical focus. Sessions encourage honest conversation, reflection and small steps toward change.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has ten years of professional experience in counselling work in the United Kingdom. That experience covers a broad range of emotional and behavioural concerns.

What professional credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English only. International clients are not currently accepted.

In what session formats can clients meet her?

Sessions can be arranged by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How are sessions charged?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse

Also listed

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 10 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Lisa Fairclough, BACP

Background and approach

How Lisa’s approaches translate to online therapy

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety