Lisa Crosby
Practical support to rebuild confidence and cope with change
About Lisa
Lisa Crosby is a counsellor working in the United Kingdom with 14 years of experience. She focuses on practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or low self-esteem. Lisa aims to make the first step easier, recognising the courage it takes to begin therapy.
She believes each person is the expert in their own story and brings that respect into sessions. Lisa helps people notice their strengths and use them to manage life changes and rebuild confidence.
Background and approach
Her work is straightforward and centred on small, achievable steps rather than jargon or long exercises. Common topics she addresses include relationship worries, parenting strain, trauma and abuse, and issues related to LGBT identity. She also supports people dealing with body image concerns, guilt and shame, isolation and young adult challenges.
Lisa works with depression, self-harm thoughts, sexual assault aftereffects and first responder issues when they appear in an individual’s story. Her approach is collaborative and practical. Conversations aim to clarify what matters most to the client and to set realistic goals.
Sessions can involve talking through recent events, trying new ways of coping, and planning manageable changes between meetings. Lisa offers sessions through a range of online formats to fit different routines. She encourages questions and will help new clients understand how therapy might fit into their life and goals.
What Lisa works with
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Therapeutic approaches and online therapy options
Lisa draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try different ways of thinking and behaving; this is useful for anxiety, low mood and stress. Another approach focuses on building skills for coping with strong emotions and improving self-regulation, which can help with trauma aftereffects, self-harm thoughts and intense relationship distress.Choosing the right approach is part of the early work in therapy. The counsellor will collaborate with each person to decide which techniques match their needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative decision can change over time as progress is made and priorities shift.
Online therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different routines. Video calls are useful for a full face-to-face style conversation, while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a lunch break. Live chat and text sessions work well for people who prefer shorter check-ins or written reflection. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, study and family life while keeping continuity of care with registered or accredited professionals.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
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| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Also listed
- Experience
- 14 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
