Lisa Badman-Dunphy
Psychodynamic counsellor with NHS background
About Lisa
Lisa Badman-Dunphy is a psychotherapeutic counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She draws on four years of direct counselling experience alongside a long history working in health and social care. Lisa offers one-to-one work online and by phone, with a calm, open approach to conversations about difficult feelings.
Before qualifying as a counsellor she spent over 20 years supporting people in the NHS and other care settings.
Background and approach
Her background includes roles in health visiting, sexual health, older persons mental health and special educational needs and disabilities. That practical experience informs how she listens and responds in therapy. Her practice uses psychodynamic therapy.
Sessions look at how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape present feelings and behaviour. Lisa helps people identify recurring patterns and understand where they come from, so they can respond differently in daily life. She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, and difficulties around intimacy and relationships.
Additional areas include body image, eating issues, caregiving stress, chronic illness and identity questions such as abandonment or attachment concerns. Sessions are typically weekly and can be short-term or open-ended depending on each person’s needs. Communication options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step are used to arrange the first appointment.
What Lisa works with
How Lisa works
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Sessions & fees
Psychodynamic work and online therapy options
Psychodynamic therapy looks at how early experiences and hidden patterns shape current emotions and behaviour. It helps people make connections between past events and present difficulties such as low self-esteem, relationship issues or repeated emotional reactions.The therapeutic process is collaborative. The counsellor will discuss goals and preferences and together they will decide which approach feels most helpful. This allows the work to adapt over time as understanding and needs change.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let you use visual cues similar to face-to-face sessions. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for brief check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer typed communication or need more frequent, shorter contacts. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, family life or other commitments.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
