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Lisa Oxley

Lisa Oxley

NCPS

United Kingdom

Compassionate counsellor for work and wellbeing

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Profile summary

Credentials
NCPS
Registration
NCPS, United Kingdom · NCS23-05940
Experience
10 years
Languages
English
Location
United Kingdom

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp.

  • Stress and anxiety
  • Addictions support
  • Relationship help

About Lisa

Lisa Oxley is a counsellor with ten years of professional experience based in the United Kingdom. She helps people who are feeling stressed, anxious, depressed, or overwhelmed by life changes. She also supports those coping with addictions, relationship tensions, trauma and abuse, anger, grief and low self-esteem. Lisa encourages people to recognise their own strengths when they begin this work.

Lisa sees clients as experts in their own story and works collaboratively to build on what already helps. Sessions focus on practical steps, talking through patterns, and finding ways to manage strong emotions and difficult situations. She aims to make the first steps feel manageable and respectful.

Her background includes a recognised NCPS credential and a decade of direct clinical experience in the UK. That time has included helping people with family problems, parenting strain, compassion fatigue and issues such as separation, codependency and caregiver stress. She brings that practical experience into each session.

Work in the room often looks like setting small goals, learning coping tools, and working on communication and boundaries. Lisa combines listening with clear, down-to-earth suggestions tailored to each person. Progress is paced to what the individual can take on.

If someone wants to explore coaching alongside therapy, Lisa can include goal-focused conversations about work and wellbeing and how life and job stress interact. To begin, readers should use the site Start Therapy button to complete the short matching questionnaire and then book according to availability.

Therapeutic approaches and how online therapy can help

Evidence-based therapeutic techniques often focus on changing unhelpful patterns and building practical skills. One common approach helps people identify and change thoughts and behaviours that keep stress and anxiety high, teaching manageable coping tools for day-to-day life. Another approach concentrates on processing difficult experiences and reducing their hold on current emotions, helping with trauma, grief and intense reactions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and will adapt methods together. This makes the process collaborative rather than fixed, and helps people try ways of working that suit them.

Online therapy can make it simpler to fit sessions into a busy life. It can reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins around work breaks or childcare, and it can make regular weekly appointments easier to maintain. The biography does not list specific session formats, so check which formats are offered before booking. Registered or accredited professionals can help set a session length and rhythm that fits day-to-day routines.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseAnger management

Also works with

Family conflictsGriefEating disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

10+ years

Credentials

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, anger, grief and self-esteem difficulties.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her approach is collaborative and pragmatic, focusing on the client’s strengths and on practical steps to manage emotions and everyday challenges.

What experience does the counsellor have?

She has ten years of professional work experience in the United Kingdom working with a wide range of concerns and life stresses.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds NCPS as a credential and practices in the United Kingdom.

In which languages can sessions be held?

Sessions are offered in English only.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm the available formats before booking.

How are fees and payments handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with this counsellor?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the counsellor’s availability.

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