- Years in practice
- 7
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Grief
About Lisa
Lisa Howarth is a BACP counsellor who offers online support for common parenting stresses and related concerns. She listens without judgement and helps people untangle anxiety, low mood, grief and relationship strain. Sessions aim to be practical and down to earth, with space to talk about sex, identity or trauma when those things affect family life.
Lisa takes a person-centred way of working. That means conversations follow what matters most to the client.
Background and approach
She blends cognitive behavioural ideas with mindfulness and somatic techniques to help people notice patterns and try different responses. She is trauma-informed and aware of neurodiversity, so she pays attention to how past events and brain differences shape everyday reactions. This can include exploring attachment, boundaries and unmet needs that show up in parenting and intimate relationships.
Clients can expect calm, steady sessions where the aim is to build trust and self-compassion. Practical tools are offered alongside longer conversations about identity, desire or sexual concerns when relevant. Lisa also supports people dealing with chronic illness, caregiving strain, or major life changes.
With seven years' experience and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - BACP - she works online with people across the United Kingdom and internationally. Work begins by looking at what is most pressing and then choosing approaches that suit the person's goals and life circumstances.
What Lisa works with
Everything Lisa lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Lisa helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Lisa lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches for online parenting support
Client-centred therapy focuses on understanding what matters to the person and following their pace. It helps parents clarify values, set boundaries and feel heard. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers practical steps to change unhelpful patterns; this can help with anxiety, sleep problems and low mood.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss different methods together and choose what fits the client's goals, needs and preferences. That collaborative process may blend approaches rather than stick to one model, and it can change over time as progress is made.
Online formats - video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging - make it easier to fit therapy around childcare, work and daily life. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and non-verbal cues, phone calls can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins and text messaging can be helpful for ongoing reflection between sessions. These options give flexibility and help people keep therapy going when schedules are tight.
Questions people ask about Lisa
What concerns can I bring to sessions?
Lisa supports a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping difficulties, ADHD and parenting-related strain.
How would she work with my problem?
She uses a person-centred style combined with cognitive behavioural techniques, mindfulness and somatic or trauma-focused ideas. Work is conversational and practical, with exercises offered when helpful.
What experience does she have?
She has seven years' experience working as a counsellor and supporting people through life transitions, trauma, identity and relationship issues.
Where is she based and what are her credentials?
She practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - BACP.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
International clients are accepted and sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be delivered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How much do sessions cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; therapy sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start therapy with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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