Lisa Wan

Lisa Wan is a counsellor who uses a person-centred, integrative approach to support people through stress, anxiety and trauma. She is BACP registered and draws on nine years of counselling experience alongside earlier holistic therapy work to offer practical, down-to-earth support. Her style is calm and empathic, focusing on what helps each person feel a bit steadier in day-to-day life.

She has carried out counselling for organisations including Leicester Woman’s Counselling Centre and First Step, and has regular clinical supervision. That background has shaped her experience with anxiety, depression and complex trauma, and she continues to attend continuing professional development workshops to keep her practice current.

Lisa began her career as a holistic therapist in 1998 and noticed early on that the talking part of sessions made a big difference for people. She trained subsequently in person-centred counselling and now blends several approaches to suit each person’s needs. In sessions she offers a listening space where people can sort through difficult feelings, understand patterns, and try out small changes.

People contact her about grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, sleep problems, anger and coping with life changes. She also supports people facing chronic pain, codependency, dissociation and workplace or money-related stress. She describes her work as practical and collaborative rather than prescriptive.

Her work is rooted in straightforward conversation, curiosity about what matters to the client, and helping people build clearer ways to manage daily struggles. Those who choose to work with her can expect steady, person-focused support aimed at realistic steps forward.

How Lisa's approaches translate to online counselling

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current reactions. It helps when someone wants to understand why they feel unsafe in close relationships or repeat certain patterns. Client-centred work means the counsellor listens without judgement and follows what matters most to the client; this suits people who need a steady, supportive space to make sense of their feelings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Lisa will collaborate with each person to decide which elements to use, based on goals, needs and preferences. That shared decision-making means the plan can change as understanding grows.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also help people keep continuity of care if they move or travel internationally. Registered and accredited professionals, including counsellors, aim to adapt techniques like mindfulness and trauma-focused exercises so they work well over distance.