Lisa Badman-Dunphy, BACP

Lisa Badman-Dunphy is a BACP psychotherapeutic counsellor with four years of counselling practice. She brings a long background working across the NHS and other care settings before qualifying, including health visiting, sexual health, older persons mental health and special educational needs and disabilities. Lisa creates a calm, non-judgemental space for people to talk about what matters to them.

She regularly helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and feeling overwhelmed by life changes. She also supports those dealing with relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, eating and body image concerns, parenting strains, career worries and ADHD-related challenges. Lisa pays attention to how past relationships and experiences shape current feelings and behaviour.

Her work is grounded in Psychodynamic Therapy, which looks at underlying patterns and unconscious influences. Sessions focus on talking through motivations, relationships and recurring difficulties to build self-awareness and new choices. This approach is suited to people who want to understand roots of their thoughts and everyday habits.

Lisa offers one-to-one therapy online and by phone, usually once a week. She can work with short-term goals or meet over a longer, open-ended period depending on what the person needs. She describes her core values as empathy, openness and respect.

Her practice notes communities she welcomes, including BIPOC, body positivity, LGBTQIA+ and open-relationships or ethical non-monogamy, and sex-positive people. To begin, clients follow the site Start Therapy flow and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.

How psychodynamic work translates to online therapy

Psychodynamic Therapy looks at the patterns that link past relationships and present feelings. It involves talking about thoughts, memories and relationships to uncover repeated ways of responding. This can help with anxiety, depression, relationship issues and understanding everyday habits.

Lisa frames sessions as an exploratory conversation. She works collaboratively with people to find an approach that fits their goals and preferences. Deciding on short-term work or open-ended sessions happens together as needs and priorities become clearer.

Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions around work, family life and other commitments. Online or phone sessions can make it easier to attend from different locations and reduce travel time. The site’s booking flow asks you to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to her availability, so you can arrange sessions that suit your routine. Please confirm the exact session formats available before booking.