Counsellor profile
Lisa Kirk, BACP
BACP counsellor - family and relationship concerns
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- Client-Centred Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Parenting support
About Lisa
Lisa Kirk is a BACP-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with four years of professional experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, parenting strain and relationship and family concerns. Lisa also lists support around eating, sleeping, anger, self-esteem and career questions.
Her practice focuses on straightforward conversation and steady practical support. She uses a client-centred approach, listening to what matters most and shaping sessions around that. Motivational interviewing is part of her way of helping people weigh options and find motivation for change.
People often come to her with major life changes, complicated grief or difficult family dynamics. She also notes work with attachment-related issues, abandonment and aspects of neurodiversity such as autism and Asperger syndrome. Lisa lists additional focus areas including chronic illness, caregiver stress, body image and intimacy-related concerns.
Sessions aim to help a person think through options, manage strong feelings and develop clearer ways of communicating. Conversations are paced to each client, with time given to practical steps when those are helpful. She encourages small, achievable changes alongside looking at longer-term goals.
To start, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. The counsellor accepts international clients and holds her practice in the UK under the BACP registration listed.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, understanding and reflecting the client's concerns back in a straightforward way. This approach helps people feel heard and clarifies what they want to work on, which can be useful for relationship and family-related worries as well as grief.Motivational Interviewing helps people identify their own reasons for change and explore ambivalence. It uses practical questions and gentle prompts to build commitment to small, realistic steps, which can help with issues such as managing mood, sleeping patterns or making changes in family roles.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will work collaboratively to decide whether client-centred methods, motivational interviewing or a mix of both fits best. That choice depends on a person's goals, the practical problems they bring and how they prefer to talk about them.
The original profile does not specify session formats, so please confirm available online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed and avoid travel time. Those practical benefits often help people maintain consistency while they work on home and family concerns.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and relationship and family concerns, plus parenting, eating and sleeping issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses client-centred work to follow what matters to the client and motivational interviewing to help people find reasons to change.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of professional experience working with adults on a range of concerns including family conflict and grief.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
She accepts international clients; sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats are used?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first appointment?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
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