Lisa Bell
Practical support for stress, trauma and LGBT issues
About Lisa
Lisa Bell works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and issues related to LGBT identity. She also supports those coping with depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, addiction, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger, low self-esteem, ADHD and career stress. Her approach aims to help people feel steadier and more able to manage day-to-day pressures.
Lisa holds a BA (Hons) first class degree and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - BACP.
Background and approach
She has three years of professional experience and focuses on building trust and practical skills in early sessions. She believes each person knows their own story and brings strengths to the work. Sessions are conversational and grounded in real-life steps.
Lisa listens for what matters most and helps people try different ways of coping. She offers guidance on improving communication, setting boundaries, managing overwhelming feelings and finding routines that help sleep and energy. People who have experienced abuse, bereavement or long-term stress often want a steady, predictable way to make small changes.
Lisa aims to create that structure and to reduce the sense of isolation many clients describe. She supports people who are dealing with chronic illness, caring responsibilities, body image worries and other long-term challenges. Her practice also pays attention to attachment and abandonment concerns, autistic traits or late diagnosis questions, and blended family or caregiver stress.
Lisa works in plain language and invites people to set goals they can measure, review progress, and change direction when needed.
What Lisa works with
Sessions & fees
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Two evidence-based approaches used in Lisa's practice are practical coping skills and trauma-informed listening. Practical coping skills focus on concrete steps people can try between sessions, such as sleep routines, grounding techniques for anxiety, and clearer communication strategies for relationship strain. Trauma-informed listening prioritises safety and pacing, helping people process painful memories at a manageable speed and reduce ongoing reactivity.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lisa will discuss what feels most helpful and adapt methods as goals and needs change. This is a collaborative process where the therapist and client decide together what to try and when to change course.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow body language and deeper conversation, phone sessions can fit a shorter break or lower bandwidth, live chat suits quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options help people fit therapy around work, care duties and other commitments while keeping the focus on progress and practical change.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
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| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- 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
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
