Lisa Kelley
Calm client-centred support for life changes
About Lisa
Lisa Kelley has practised in the United Kingdom for 20 years and offers a calm, steady presence to people feeling overwhelmed. She prioritises respect, sensitivity and compassion in every conversation. She aims to help people who are struggling to manage stress, anxiety, low mood or grief find clearer ways forward.
Her work is shaped by a client-centred approach that focuses on each person’s experience. Sessions start by listening closely to what matters most and then agree small, practical steps together.
Background and approach
Lisa adapts the pace and focus to the individual rather than following a rigid plan. She has supported people with a wide range of concerns, including trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting strains, career stress and coping with major life changes. Additional areas she works on include body image, ADHD, chronic health difficulties and bereavement.
Lisa also helps people facing issues related to adoption, attachment and ageing. Conversations with her are straightforward and non-judgemental. She will help you identify priorities and build coping strategies that fit your daily life.
The emphasis is on practical tools and steady emotional support rather than labels or quick fixes. People who prefer a collaborative, empathic style tend to find her approach helpful. If you want a therapist who listens first and shapes the work around your needs, she aims to offer that steady, person-centred support.
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Sessions & fees
How client-centred work fits with online therapy
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person rather than on the therapist directing the session. The therapist listens without judgement, reflects what she hears and helps you set the pace and focus. This approach suits people who want to be understood and to find practical ways forward for stress, anxiety, grief and relationship concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Lisa will work collaboratively to identify which methods and goals feel most useful for you. Together you can try different ways of working and adjust the focus as needs change.
Online sessions can make therapy easier to fit into a busy life. Video calls let you read facial expression and body language while avoiding travel. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging can suit people who prefer writing, want to reflect between messages, or need quick access between sessions. These options aim to increase flexibility and accessibility for different routines and preferences.
| 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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- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- 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
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
