About me
Hi, I'm Lisa.
Being listened to in the right way can help you feel better.
I am a skilled person-centred therapist, based in the Scottish Highlands. I worked as a counsellor in third sector organisations, a GP surgery and in primary and secondary schools, before setting up in private practice.
I work therapeutically with children (age 10+), teenagers and adults - I offer online video sessions.
Person-centred counselling is a non-directive approach, based on a positive and hopeful belief in human potential - that everyone can change and grow if they are placed in a nurturing environment. Within the therapeutic relationship, counsellor observations can help clients to understand their perceived reality and alter their thinking and behaviour, so they can live in a more fully functional way.
I will listen to you in a caring, authentic, understanding and non-judgemental manner. I believe that being listened to in this way, provides the optimal conditions to facilitate change, enabling you to find a way through your problems or difficulties and to become clearer and more confident about who you are and what you need.
Online therapy is a way for people to engage in counselling, using internet-based methods. It is carried out via secure and encrypted web platforms. A vital part of counselling is that you feel heard and understood. Although counsellor and client are not in the same room, online therapy can be just as effective in achieving this as face-to-face therapy.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a postgraduate diploma in person-centred counselling (with distinction) from the University of Aberdeen and am registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Following further training specific to online therapy, I am also registered with the Association for Counselling and Therapy Online (ACTO).
I have been a teacher for twenty years, inclusive of primary and secondary school teaching, with a focus on additional support needs. Having worked with young people for two decades, in part as a school counsellor, I have extensive experience of supporting a range of needs including those around social, emotional and behavioural difficulties and neurodivergence.
Whilst teaching, I thrived in my nurturing role, which prompted me to train as a counsellor.
I have been working therapeutically with adults for a number of years, which I am equally passionate about.
I enjoy connecting with people and believe that we all have potential, even when life is hard.
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Photos & videos
Fees
£35.00 - £45.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Sessions cost £45 for 50 minutes of counselling (the first session is £35).
I offer a £35 concessionary rate to counselling trainees and students.
When I work
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Further information
For more details about my practice, please visit: www.lisafollycounselling.co.uk
Brief Guide to Counselling - Information for Young People: Counselling gives you a safe space to talk things through. I will not tell you what to do but I can help you try and work things out.
There are times when we all find life difficult. Sometimes things happen that we can struggle to cope with. At other times, we just do not know why we feel what we are feeling.
Our conversations are private and confidential, unless I have concerns about your safety or another person's safety. I will talk more about this when we meet.
During our first session, we will spend some time getting to know each other a little. We will talk about what may be bothering you and how counselling might help. You can talk about whatever is important to you.
