About Lisa
Lisa McDonald helps people manage stress, anxiety, low mood and problems with addiction. She also supports those coping with trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, grief and parenting strains. Lisa uses simple, direct conversation to make things feel more manageable for people who are overwhelmed or unsure where to begin.
She approaches work with respect, sensitivity and compassion. Sessions are shaped around each person’s needs rather than a fixed formula.
How Lisa works
Lisa draws on Client-Centred Therapy to follow what matters most to the individual and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to spot unhelpful thought and behaviour patterns. In practice, this means listening first, then trying small, concrete steps. People can expect clear explanations, practical techniques and time to reflect between sessions.
Lisa aims to build coping tools that fit into everyday life rather than relying on jargon or long lectures. Her core interests include issues such as panic attacks, social anxiety and mood disorders, as well as specific concerns like domestic violence, drug and alcohol addiction, and separation or divorce. She also supports work around guilt, shame, self-harm and self-love.
Lisa is registered with NCPS and has six years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom. Sessions are offered in English and can be arranged in formats that suit different needs such as video, phone, chat or messaging.
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What Lisa works with
The areas below are the ones Lisa selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Training and background
| Register | NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Therapy approaches and online support
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person’s experience. The therapist follows the client’s lead and helps them make sense of their feelings in their own words. This approach is useful for people who need a compassionate space to talk through difficult events or emotions.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses practical exercises to test unhelpful thought patterns and develop alternative responses. CBT can help with anxiety, panic, low mood and patterns related to addiction or avoidance.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Lisa will discuss goals and preferences and help decide which methods to try first. That collaborative process means plans can change as progress is made and new needs emerge.
Online therapy offers a range of practical options including video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful for a fuller face-to-face feel, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins and messaging lets people reflect between sessions. These formats give flexibility so therapy can fit around work, childcare or other commitments while still using the same therapeutic approaches.
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