Lisa Dobinson, BACP

Lisa Dobinson is a UK-based therapist with seven years of professional experience who works from an integrative humanistic model. She blends person-centred and Gestalt ideas to create a collaborative, client-led process that values both the spoken narrative and the nonverbal signals that shape experience.

Trained initially in Ireland, Lisa’s early work in group settings developed her sensitivity to body language and somatic cues, which she uses to help clients become aware of what is expressed beyond words. This somatic awareness supports exploration of emotional responses and habitual patterns that affect how people relate to themselves and to others.

Lisa also completed relational training with Relate and draws on systemic approaches to identify transgenerational patterns within families and relationships. That combination makes her well suited to work with relationship challenges, parenting dynamics, and intimacy-related concerns. She has supported individuals, couples, and parent-child dyads with a range of presenting issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, career difficulties, and self-esteem concerns.

She holds BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - a recognised professional body for counsellors and therapists in the UK. Lisa engages regularly in continuing professional development and attends counselling herself to remain present and effective in sessions. She approaches therapy with the belief that clients are the experts in their own lives and aims to support people through life changes with empathy and practical insight.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Lisa often works from person-centred and Gestalt approaches. Person-centred therapy focuses on creating a respectful, non-directive space where the client’s own insights guide change - it is useful for building self-esteem and navigating life transitions. Gestalt work attends to present-moment experience and relationships between thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations - it can help when people feel stuck in repeating patterns or disconnected from their emotions.

She also draws on relational and systemic ideas learned through Relate training to explore family patterns and how relationships shape behavior across generations. Choosing the right blend of approaches is part of the process; Lisa collaborates with each client to identify which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adapting as therapy progresses.

Online therapy with Lisa is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions around work, family, and daily life. These options increase accessibility and flexibility, allowing clients to engage in therapy from locations that suit them while working with licensed professionals and therapists trained to support a wide range of concerns.