Lisa Ward , BACP

Lisa Ward is a BACP-accredited counsellor and psychotherapist based in the United Kingdom who works with a wide range of emotional and relational difficulties. With five years of professional practice, she offers a calm, attentive presence for people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, depression, and a variety of other concerns including grief, parenting difficulties, eating and sleeping problems, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem.

Her background includes work within Domestic Abuse Services, which informs her specialist focus on trauma. She draws on trauma-focused therapy to support people affected by past harm, dissociation, and attachment-related difficulties, while also using client-centered approaches to help clients feel genuinely heard and understood. Lisa has completed vocational training such as the CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling - an advanced counselling qualification - along with CPCAB Level 3 and Level 2 credentials, and a Level 6 certificate in Rape and Sexual Abuse Counselling with a trauma-informed emphasis. She is also BACP accredited, meaning she meets professional standards set by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Lisa continues professional development in areas including trauma-informed therapy, eating disorders, anxiety, self-harm, OCD, grief work, and supporting survivors of sexual violence and honour-based abuse. She accepts clients in the United Kingdom and internationally and offers therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Her practice centres on helping people make sense of their difficulties, build resilience, and find ways to renew and grow through collaborative therapeutic work.

Client-Centered and Trauma-Focused Therapy Online

Lisa Ward uses client-centered therapy to create a respectful, non-directive space where the client’s own goals and pace guide the work. This approach focuses on empathic listening and supporting personal insight, which can help with issues such as anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship strains, and life transitions.

She also offers trauma-focused therapy, a targeted approach that helps people process and make sense of traumatic experiences. This method is suited to those dealing with the effects of abuse, attachment wounds, dissociation, and other trauma-related difficulties, and it aims to reduce the ongoing impact of past events on daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Lisa works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts the work as those needs evolve over time.

Online therapy enables practical flexibility - sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging let people fit therapy around work, family, and other commitments. These options also increase accessibility for clients living outside the therapist’s local area or for those who prefer remote contact, while allowing licensed professionals and therapists to maintain continuity of care and clear therapeutic focus.