Lisa Anderson

Do you live with the impacts of trauma or an overwhelming experience? Maybe you feel stuck with feelings of depression or anxiety and this has taken the joy out of your life? Or do you simply just want to reconnect with life in a more nourishing way?

I'm a warm, down to earth, empathic counsellor and nature connection guide, offering a safe, confidential and compassionate space, while supporting you to explore what's most needed.

About you 

Maybe you're suffering from chronic stress, anxiety or depression or a whole host of other painful feelings like sadness and fear, anger, helplessness or numbness? Or are you finding it hard to deal with the current challenges within our world?

Chronic stress is becoming more and more common and this has a profound impact upon daily life. It changes the way you relate with yourself and others, makes life feel like a constant challenge, it also effects health.

Imagine how would it be, if you could process past trauma or current chronic stress compassionately? I can help you by teaching some simple psychoeducation and self care techniques. Which are aimed to support you to regulate, meet and relieve stress within the nervous system. While you discover inner resources and skills that support your ability to navigate daily life with more ease, connection and well-being. 

My Approach

My approach is person centred, I believe kind, non-judgmental, honest and respectful relationship provides the right conditions, for our innate capacity for healing to thrive. As you explore what's most needed, I'll empathically feel and listen as you share. I'll often guide you to notice physical sensations, thoughts and feelings. As this mindful approach supports your innate ability, to reconnect with the bodies natural healing and integration capacities. 

I also work with a Polyvagal approach to counselling. Which is an understanding of how our autonomic nervous system (ANS) reacts to experiences, by initiating responses that help us navigate towards more safety. You've likely heard of the fight, flight and freeze responses.

Unfortunately; within our modern-day ways of living, it's common for these ANS responses to get stuck in the protective cycles of fight, flight or freeze. This leads to living a life, which is filled with chronic stress, feelings of anxiety or depression, fear and isolation. 

This is significant because sometimes our nervous system becomes stuck in chronic defensive patterns, where our healing capacities, ability to thrive and enjoy life is profoundly reduced. 

However; when we do feel safe our body-mind naturally feels nourished by this. We are then able to feel more connection, ease and well-being and our body-mind naturally heals, repairs and digests life's experiences. 

With a polyvagal approach to counselling, you can learn to become more aware of this process and develop new skills. Skills that support your body-mind to reconnect with safety, connection and well-being.

Ways to work with me.

In Person counselling; based in the Findhorn, Scotland. You can choose to have traditional counselling sessions which are held indoors or walk and talk therapy which are outdoors. I also offer counselling support online, via zoom.

Nature Connection sessions; is another pathway to healing, where the natural world becomes a co counsellor guiding your healing process. Held within quiet natural spaces around the Findhorn area. This kind of support can be deeply transformational and has been shown to improve physical, mental emotional and spiritual health. Fostering a relationship with the natural world is incredibly wise, nature nourishes a sense of belonging and discovery of fresh solutions and new ways of being within the world.

If you'd like to learn more about Nature Connection visit:

https://www.goodtherapy.org/learn-about-therapy/types/econature-therapy

Get in touch to find out more or to arrange a free initial 30 min introductory appointment, via zoom. The introductory session is an opportunity to gain some sense of me and ask any questions. And I can find out more about you and what your needing.

Website: www.befriendinglife.org

Email; lisa@befriendinglife.org

Phone: 07852994399

• Developmental Trauma
• Climate and Ecological Anxiety
• Spirituality
• Mindfulness
• Healing with nature in mind.

My fees are:

£50 for 1 hour in person appointments.

£45 for 1 hour zoom- online  or phone appointments.

I offer in person counselling based in Thurso, Scotland which can be both indoors or outdoors through walk and talk Therapy. If your not local to this area, we can meet online instead, via Zoom.

I also offer outdoor and online Eco & Nature Therapy sessions.  Where you'll be offered various nature connection practices to try out in nature, specific to your needs.

• These Eco & Nature Therapy sessions could be for you;
• If you'd like a counselling process which integrates healing with nature.
• Or to simply deepen your relationship with the natural world
• If you'd like to develop a spiritual connection with the world.

For more details visit my website.  www.befriendinglife.org