Lisa Hughes , BACP

Lisa Hughes is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people manage stress, anxiety and low mood. She supports clients facing relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, and challenges with self-esteem. Lisa is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and brings three years of professional experience to her work.

She creates an open, non-judgemental space where people can talk about difficult feelings. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person, with the aim of building confidence and clearer thinking. Lisa emphasises practical steps alongside emotional understanding.

Lisa works as an integrative counsellor, which means she draws on a range of therapeutic methods. She adapts her approach to suit what each person needs rather than using a single technique. This helps when people have complex or overlapping concerns.

In addition to core areas such as anxiety and depression, Lisa focuses on issues like abandonment, body image, chronic illness and pain, isolation and social anxiety. She also lists women's issues among her areas of interest and can address concerns that often affect women’s lives.

Lisa also works outside of one-to-one therapy as a wellbeing officer, giving her insight into workplace and everyday stress. She checks messages regularly during the working week and does not work on weekends, preferring to respond to weekend enquiries on Monday.

Approaches and online options for practical support

Lisa describes her work as integrative, drawing on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to suit each person. That means she may use cognitive strategies to help challenge unhelpful thinking patterns and behavioural approaches to build new habits and reduce avoidance. These methods are commonly used for anxiety, low mood and social fears and focus on clear, step-by-step changes.

She may also incorporate person-centred elements that prioritise listening and emotional understanding. This approach helps people feel heard and supported while practical tools are introduced. Together the counsellor and client decide which methods best match the client's goals and preferences in an ongoing way.

Online therapy gives several practical benefits. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues are useful. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a lunch break. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins, written reflection or when someone prefers to express themselves in writing. These options make it easier to work with a therapist around family, work and daily life commitments.