Lisa Papas , ACA

Lisa Papas is an ACA counsellor with 30 years' experience who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief and life changes. She offers a calm, respectful space so clients can tell their story and start making changes at a pace that feels right.

Lisa listens for what matters most to each person and works in straightforward ways. She supports people facing trauma, chronic illness and addiction, and those dealing with relationship or intimacy-related issues. Practical tools and simple steps are used alongside deeper conversation.

Her approach draws on acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-focused work and cognitive behavioural strategies. That mix lets her tailor sessions to emotional needs and everyday problems like sleeping, anger or low self-esteem. She also helps with career stress, compassion fatigue and coping after disaster.

Lisa has spent decades working with individuals through bereavement, major life transitions and caregiver strain. She explains options clearly and helps people build routines and coping skills that fit their lives. Small changes in thinking and behaviour are often the first steps toward feeling steadier.

People who choose Lisa can expect a warm, non-judgemental presence and practical steps between sessions. She encourages honest conversation about goals and tracks progress so therapy stays relevant. The work aims to restore balance and increase choices for living a fuller life.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Lisa commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to actions that matter to them. ACT is useful for anxiety, depression and living with chronic health problems because it focuses on values and small, practical steps.

She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships influence current patterns. This approach helps people understand connection and trust issues, and it can improve intimacy-related struggles and communication problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lisa will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and together they pick methods that feel helpful. The therapist adjusts techniques over time as needs change so sessions stay relevant and effective.

Online therapy in her practice is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat offers quick check-ins and messaging suits short, frequent contact. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caregiving or medical appointments and to keep progress moving between face-to-face meetings.