Lisa McAndrew

Lisa McAndrew is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief and depression. She welcomes conversations about self-esteem, coping with life changes and issues around addiction. She also supports people with concerns related to relationships, intimacy and women's issues. Lisa holds NCPS as a credential and works from a straightforward, compassionate style. In sessions Lisa focuses on creating an open space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgement. She aims for clear, practical conversations that identify what is most worrying and what might help next. Her approach blends listening with structured tools so clients can try new ways of thinking and acting between meetings. Over seven years she has worked with people dealing with trauma, attachment concerns and family problems. She also has experience supporting those coping with eating and sleep difficulties, obsessive-compulsive patterns, and substance use issues. This background informs gentle pacing and careful attention to safety when difficult topics arise. Clients can expect collaborative goal-setting and short-term strategies alongside deeper work as needed. Lisa uses methods drawn from client-centred therapy, cognitive behavioural techniques, solution-focused conversations and hypnotherapy to suit different aims. She encourages people to set manageable steps and notice small changes. Choosing therapy is a personal decision and Lisa aims to make the process simple and respectful. She supports people from diverse backgrounds, including LGBT clients, and accepts international clients who can work in English. To begin she asks clients to complete a short questionnaire and then arrange sessions that fit their schedules.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person's experience. Online sessions using this style involve the counsellor reflecting what matters most and following the client's pace to build trust and clarity.

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is practical and task-focused. In an online setting CBT can be used to break down worries, test unhelpful thoughts and set small experiments to change everyday routines and habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that might fit, and agree together what to focus on next. This collaborative stance helps tailor sessions to how a person prefers to work.

Please confirm the session formats available before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit meetings into busy lives, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when that suits the client. It can also allow sessions to continue when circumstances make in-person meetings difficult, while keeping the focus on practical progress and everyday changes.