Lizandra Leigertwood
Practical therapy for relationship and attachment struggles
About Lizandra
Lizandra Leigertwood works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties and family conflict. She also helps those coping with trauma and abuse, grief, sleep problems and low self-esteem. Lizandra uses a straightforward, respectful approach that aims to make the next steps feel manageable.
Her practice draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships shape current patterns. She combines that with client-centred listening to make space for each person to set their own goals.
Background and approach
Psychodynamic thinking is used when it helps to uncover long-standing patterns and meaning. Existential ideas are brought in to help people think about purpose, choice and values. Over 14 years she has worked with people dealing with intimacy issues, panic attacks, workplace strain and parenting stress.
She has a particular interest in abandonment, attachment wounds and codependency, and supports adults who were raised by narcissistic parents. These focus areas guide her work without defining it for every client. Lizandra holds BACP and NCPS credentials and practises in the United Kingdom.
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients. She aims to make therapy practical, compassionate and tailored to each person’s situation. Her style is warm and direct.
She helps clients notice patterns, try new ways of relating, and build stronger self-compassion. For many people this work reduces overwhelm and makes daily life easier.
What Lizandra works with
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Sessions & fees
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Attachment-based work focuses on patterns of closeness and distance that began in early relationships. Online sessions can help people notice how those patterns show up now and practise new ways of relating in real time. Client-centred therapy emphasises empathic listening and collaboration, giving people space to set the pace and goals of the work while the counsellor reflects and supports.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will discuss needs, goals and preferences at the start and adapt methods as therapy progresses. This helps ensure the work stays relevant and feels manageable for each person.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, and live chat or text messaging can suit people who prefer writing or want to fit sessions around a busy schedule. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and try different ways of working together.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family of origin issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Registered with
- BACP, NCPS
- Languages
- English
