- Warm and hopeful
- Practical therapy
- Adoption and foster care
About Lisa
Dr Lisa Tomlinson offers calm, steady support for people facing stress, anxiety, addiction and relationship worries. She aims to create a space where someone can speak openly and be heard. Her style is warm and hopeful, with sessions paced to each person's needs.
Dr Tomlinson is registered with the Health & Care Professions Council, HCPC. She built her practice after around a decade working in NHS services across a range of settings. That background means she is used to helping people with mood problems, trauma, grief and behavioural difficulties such as addictive patterns.
In sessions she draws on several practical therapies. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy helps spot unhelpful thinking and build different habits. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy offers skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships. Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing and trauma-focused methods are used when past events continue to cause distress.
Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. She listens first, then works with the person to set clear goals and try small, manageable changes between sessions. People can expect to practise skills, reflect on patterns, and review what helps over time.
Dr Tomlinson also has an interest in matters around adoption and foster care and attachment issues, and in problems connected to body image, control and loss. She works in English and accepts international clients, with session arrangements discussed when booking.
How therapeutic techniques translate to online work
Dr Tomlinson commonly uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy in her practice. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing different behaviours, which can help with anxiety, low mood and obsessive patterns. DBT teaches skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance and improving relationships, which is useful when emotions feel overwhelming.She also uses trauma-focused methods such as Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing for people whose past events still cause strong reactions. EMDR involves structured processing of distressing memories alongside guided attention and can reduce the intensity of upsetting images and feelings.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through goals, symptoms and personal preferences, and then try approaches that fit. Decisions about methods are collaborative and reviewed as progress is made.
The original profile does not specify which remote session formats are offered, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around everyday life - for example by avoiding travel time, allowing evening appointments, or enabling shorter check-ins when needed. Registered professionals can adapt exercises, home practice and skills coaching to work well in remote sessions.
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Experience
9+ years
Credentials
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions and relationship concerns. Other areas include trauma, grief, eating and sleeping difficulties, anger and coping with life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is warm and non-judgemental, focused on listening and clear goals. Sessions move at the clients pace and involve practical steps to try between meetings.
What experience does she bring?
She has around nine years of professional experience and worked for about a decade in NHS services. That work covered a range of difficulties and service settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the Health & Care Professions Council, HCPC, and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options with the service before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.