Lisa McAndrew , NCPS

Approaches the Therapist Uses and Online Support

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the client without judgment. It prioritizes the client’s perspective and helps people explore feelings, build self-awareness, and strengthen their ability to make choices that reflect their values and needs.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps clients identify unhelpful thought patterns and test them against real-world evidence. It combines practical exercises and reflective work to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching new coping skills and problem-solving techniques.

Hypnotherapy uses guided relaxation and focused attention to help people access mental resources for managing habits, stress, or strong emotions. It is often used as a complementary technique alongside talking therapies to support behaviour change and emotional regulation.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process and is decided collaboratively. Lisa will work with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and will adapt methods so therapy fits the client rather than forcing a single model.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility and makes ongoing care easier to arrange. Clients can meet by video calls, speak by phone, or use live chat and text-based messaging, which helps maintain continuity of support around work, family, and travel commitments while accessing licensed professionals and therapists from different locations.