Lisa Badman-Dunphy , BACP

Lisa Badman-Dunphy is a BACP-registered psychotherapeutic counsellor who brings extensive health and care sector experience to her therapeutic work. Before qualifying as a counsellor she spent more than 20 years working with the NHS and other care providers, supporting services in health visiting, sexual health, older persons mental health, and special educational needs and disabilities. Her background informs a sensitive, informed approach to complex life challenges and relational difficulties.

She works from a psychodynamic perspective, helping people explore the roots of their emotions, thoughts, and behaviours so that unconscious patterns that shape present difficulties can be understood and addressed. Lisa supports people experiencing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, intimacy and sexual concerns, eating and body image struggles, parenting and caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and life transitions. She also attends to issues such as attachment and abandonment, blended family challenges, codependency, and career-related concerns.

Lisa offers one-to-one therapy historically by phone and online, drawing on empathy, openness, and respect to create a non-judgmental space for exploration. BACP indicates registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, a professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom. She is not currently accepting new clients. She is experienced working with communities including BIPOC, body positivity, LGBTQIA+, open-relationships and ethical non-monogamy, and sex-positive approaches.

Working Psychodynamically Online with Flexible Session Options

Psychodynamic therapy focuses on exploring how past experiences, relationships, and unconscious patterns influence current feelings and behaviours. It helps people gain insight into recurring emotional responses, relationship difficulties, and issues such as low self-esteem, grief, and anxiety by examining underlying motivations and formative experiences.

Psychotherapeutic counselling in a one-to-one format complements this work by providing a space to talk through immediate struggles and practical concerns while also considering deeper emotional themes. This approach can suit those facing life transitions, relationship or family problems, trauma-related feelings, or challenges with identity and intimacy.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Lisa collaborates with clients to identify which methods and pace best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting focus as the relationship and work develop.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers practical flexibility - it allows people to engage from different locations and choose formats that fit their daily life and communication style. These options make regular, consistent sessions easier to maintain and can support continuity of care for those balancing work, family, or health-related demands.