Lisa Kinsella, BACP

Approaches and online counselling options

Lisa uses a client-centred approach that puts the person's experience first and follows the pace the client sets. This approach is helpful for people who need a listening space to make sense of feelings and to build their own solutions.

She also practises Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), a method aimed at reducing the intensity of traumatic memories by working with how the brain processes distressing events. EMDR can be useful for adults dealing with trauma, abuse and related symptoms.

Solution-focused work is another element of her practice, concentrating on small, practical steps and clear goals to create change quickly for specific problems like stress, sleep or routine difficulties.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk through the options with the client, consider their needs and preferences, and agree a way forward together. Plans can be adjusted as therapy progresses to fit changing goals.

Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video works well for face-to-face conversation, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins and messaging lets people write between sessions. These options make it easier to fit counselling around work, family and other commitments, while still allowing ongoing therapeutic support.