About Lisa
Lisa Papas offers calm, steady support for people facing stress, anxiety, grief and major life changes. She introduces a patient, respectful approach so people can tell their story and feel heard. Lisa aims to help people find practical ways to cope and move forward.
With 30 years of experience, Lisa has worked with those affected by trauma, chronic illness, substance use and bereavement. She helps people manage relationship and intimacy concerns, career stress and sleeping or anger problems.
How Lisa works
Lisa also supports people navigating adoption and foster care issues, caregiver strain and body image worries. Her style is warm and person-centred. Sessions focus on what matters to the individual, using clear tools and straightforward conversation.
People can expect to look at thoughts and behaviours, explore values, and practise small changes between sessions. Lisa draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, attachment-based ideas and existential perspectives. These methods are used to clarify priorities, reduce unhelpful thinking and build coping strategies that fit everyday life.
She works in Australia and conducts therapy in English. Lisa treats each person with respect, sensitivity and compassion, and she supports people through difficult transitions, loss and recovery from distress.
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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
- Addictions
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | ACA |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 30 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Australia |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people identify their values and take steps that matter, even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. It can be useful for anxiety, chronic health problems and coping with loss. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and teaches practical strategies to reduce unhelpful patterns; it often helps with anxiety, depression and sleep issues. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect current patterns and can be helpful for intimacy, communication and relationship-related concerns.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Lisa will work with each person to decide which methods suit their goals and preferences, and adapt techniques as therapy progresses. This collaborative process helps make sessions relevant and workable for day-to-day life.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video works well for face-to-face conversation, phone is a good option when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can suit quick check-ins or people who prefer not to be on camera. These formats make it easier to attend sessions around work, health appointments or caregiving commitments, while still using the same therapeutic approaches discussed above.
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