Lisa McAndrew, NCPS

Lisa McAndrew helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem or depression. She supports those facing life changes, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, and struggles with sleep or eating. Lisa also works with people dealing with trauma, obsessive or phobic worries, and issues related to adoption and attachment.

She aims to make sessions easy to talk in. Conversations are non-judgemental and straightforward. Lisa encourages people to say what matters to them and to set practical goals for change.

Her approach draws on client-centred methods that focus on the person’s experience. She also uses cognitive behavioural tools to spot unhelpful thoughts and try different actions. Hypnotherapy and solution-focused techniques may be used when they fit the situation.

Lisa has seven years of experience and holds the NCPS credential. She works with English-speaking clients and accepts people from outside the United Kingdom. The emphasis is on clarity and honesty in each session, with gentle pacing to suit the individual.

New clients start by completing a short matching questionnaire and then arranging sessions based on Lisa’s availability. She acknowledges the courage it takes to reach out and aims to make the first steps as straightforward as possible.

How Lisa’s approaches work in online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person’s own experience. The therapist listens closely and reflects what the client says to help them understand feelings and choices. This approach can help when someone needs a calm space to talk things through.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions connect. It breaks big problems into smaller steps and tries practical experiments to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, low mood, phobias and obsessive worries.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lisa will talk with each person about goals and preferences and choose methods together. That way the plan fits what the person wants to try and how quickly they want to make changes.

If you are interested in online sessions, please confirm which specific formats are currently offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when that suits the schedule. It can also allow different session styles, such as focused skills practice or longer exploratory conversations, depending on what is most useful.