- Compassionate listening
- Practical pacing
- Collaborative planning
About Lisa
Lisa Kirk is a counsellor working in the United Kingdom with a BACP credential. She focuses on helping people navigate painful life moments such as grief, trauma, and relationship strain. Her approach is respectful and down-to-earth. Lisa aims to make the first step feel manageable for people who are worried or unsure.
She tailors conversations and plans to each person's situation. Sessions are intended to help people reconnect with their own needs and decide next steps. Lisa uses Client-Centred Therapy to keep the client's experience central and to encourage honest exploration. She also draws on Motivational Interviewing to support change when someone feels stuck.
Over four years of practice she has supported people with anxiety, stress and depression, and helped those coping with life changes. She also works with concerns around intimacy, family issues, sleep and eating, and career questions. Additional focus areas include body image, attachment issues, neurodiversity such as autism and Asperger Syndrome, chronic illness and caregiving stress, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster.
Lisa emphasises sensitivity and compassion in sessions. She aims for a straightforward, non-judgemental tone and practical conversation. The goal is to build understanding and small steps forward that fit into everyday life.
To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the platform process. Lisa will work collaboratively to shape the pace and focus of sessions so they meet each person’s needs.
How Lisa’s approaches fit into online work
Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s experience at the heart of sessions. The counsellor listens without judgement and follows what matters most to the client, which helps when dealing with grief, trauma and relationship concerns. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative way of encouraging change; it helps when someone feels stuck and wants to find personal reasons to move forward.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lisa will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, and together they will try out ways of working that feel comfortable. That collaboration helps shape a practical plan and the pace of change.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm which options are offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example by reducing travel time or allowing shorter check-ins between commitments. It can also make it simpler to join sessions when managing ongoing illness or caregiving duties. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt the tools from Client-Centred Therapy and Motivational Interviewing to an online setting to keep the focus on what the person wants to address.
Areas of expertise
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Credentials
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and relationship concerns, among other issues listed in her profile.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Her work centres on Client-Centred Therapy and Motivational Interviewing, which means she focuses on the person's experience and helps people discover their own reasons for change.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and relational concerns.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practises in the United Kingdom and holds BACP as the credential recorded in her profile.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
International clients are accepted according to the profile. Sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time, and cost varies with location and therapist availability.
What steps do I take to begin working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.