Dr. Lisa Tomlinson, HCPC

Dr Lisa Tomlinson helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, low mood, addictive behaviours or difficult life changes. She is named up front so visitors know who they'd be working with. She aims to make therapy feel approachable and steady for people at tough moments.

Lisa is registered with the Health & Care Professions Council, HCPC. She draws on a mix of methods in sessions and works at the client’s pace. Her manner is warm and compassionate, and she focuses on helping people find small, manageable steps forward.

Her background includes nine years of clinical experience within UK health services. That time has covered a wide range of difficulties including trauma, grief, eating and sleeping problems, anger and mood disorders. She also assists people dealing with adoption and foster care questions, attachment issues, and process or substance addictions.

In practice she often blends Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, EMDR, mindfulness work and trauma-focused methods. She may combine approaches to match what each person needs rather than using one single style.

People can expect practical techniques alongside space to talk and reflect. Lisa aims to pace sessions to suit the individual, hold hope when things feel bleak, and work collaboratively to set realistic goals.

To begin, readers should use the Start Therapy button on this site and complete the short matching questionnaire to arrange a first appointment.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

CBT focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour. It uses practical exercises and problem-solving to change unhelpful patterns and is often used for anxiety, panic, OCD and mood difficulties.

DBT emphasises building skills to manage strong emotions, improve distress tolerance and reduce impulsive behaviours. It can be useful for people struggling with intense mood swings, self-control or relationship stress.

EMDR involves guided sets of attention while talking through distressing memories. It is typically used where trauma and abuse are key issues and aims to reduce the emotional charge of those memories.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and suggestions, then shape a plan together. That collaborative process helps decide whether to focus more on skills training, trauma-focused processing or mindfulness-based practices.

If you are considering online therapy, check the current session options before booking as they are not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and remove the need to travel. Registered and accredited professionals offer remote sessions that aim to reproduce thoughtful, goal-focused therapy even when people are not in the same room.