Lisa Badman-Dunphy, BACP

Lisa Badman-Dunphy is a BACP counsellor who draws on decades of prior care-sector experience to offer one-to-one therapy. She works in straightforward language and aims to make therapy feel approachable. Sessions are offered online and by phone, usually once a week, and can be short term or open ended.

Before qualifying as a counsellor, Lisa spent over 20 years working across health visiting, sexual health, older persons mental health and special educational needs and disabilities. That background informs how she listens and responds to practical life challenges.

Her work is rooted in psychodynamic therapy. She focuses on how past experiences shape current feelings, relationships and behaviour. In sessions she helps people identify patterns that contribute to stress, low self-esteem, anxiety or depression.

People come to Lisa with a wide range of concerns including grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and caregiver stress, eating or body image worries, career strain and ADHD-related challenges. She also notes work with ageing and geriatric issues among her areas of focus.

Lisa describes her therapeutic stance as open, empathetic and non-judgemental. She aims to create a calm space where clients can talk through motivations, identity questions and difficult feelings. Practical next steps are discussed together, so therapy fits each persons pace and needs.

If you want to begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step are used to set up an initial appointment and arrange times that suit you.

How Psychodynamic Work Fits into Online Therapy

Psychodynamic therapy looks at how past relationships and early experiences shape current feelings and behaviours. It helps people who struggle with recurring relationship patterns, low self-esteem, anxiety or a sense of emptiness by encouraging reflection on underlying emotions and motivations.

In practice, sessions focus on talking through patterns, moments that feel painful or confusing, and how these link to past experiences. The therapist listens for repeated themes and gently helps bring them into view so clients can try new ways of relating to themselves and others.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with you to decide whether psychodynamic work fits your goals, and can adjust pace and focus as needs change. You and the therapist set priorities together and review progress over time.

The profile notes that she offers one-to-one therapy online and by phone, so check the current options when you book. Online and phone sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or mobility limits, and can reduce travel time. Confirm exact session arrangements and scheduling before your first appointment to ensure they suit your routine and goals.