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Lisa Kirk

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Lisa Kirk, BACP

United Kingdom

BACP counsellor - anger and relationships

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Key details

  • CredentialsBACP
  • RegistrationBACP, United Kingdom / 404992
  • Experience4 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationUnited Kingdom

About

  • Client-Centred Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Practical coping strategies

About Lisa

Lisa Kirk is a BACP counsellor working in the United Kingdom with four years of professional experience. She focuses on practical, everyday problems such as stress, anxiety, grief, depression and anger. Lisa also supports people dealing with relationship and family concerns, sleep and eating issues, and career or life changes.

Her background includes work with trauma and abuse, and she lists additional focus areas like attachment issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, and caregiver stress. Those experiences inform how she talks through difficult events and emotional reactions in sessions. Lisa uses straightforward conversation rather than clinical jargon.

Sessions aim to help people understand what fuels strong reactions, including anger, and to practice different ways of responding. She draws on client-centred methods that prioritise the person’s perspective, and on motivational interviewing to help plan small, doable steps forward. Expect short practical goals alongside space to talk.

Her style is respectful and direct. Lisa helps people who want clearer communication, fewer outbursts, or less simmering resentment. She also supports those coping with grief, chronic health issues, or changes in parenting and work roles.

People who choose her often want concrete tools and time to reflect. She asks questions, listens to real-life constraints, and works with clients to set manageable next steps. To begin, the site’s matching process is used to arrange a first session and discuss practical arrangements.

How sessions work

Therapeutic approaches and online working

Lisa uses Client-Centred Therapy to keep the client’s perspective central. That approach focuses on listening, reflecting what the person says, and helping them make sense of their feelings. It is useful when someone wants to understand why they get angry and how their reactions fit with their life.

She also uses Motivational Interviewing, a method that helps people set small, realistic changes and build the motivation to try them. This can be helpful for making behavioural shifts like pausing before reacting or practising different communication techniques.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Lisa will discuss goals, preferences and practical limits, and together they will decide which methods to try. This is a collaborative process and plans can be adjusted as progress is reviewed.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into a working day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or reduce travel time. Registered or accredited professionals can offer online work that focuses on the same goals as face-to-face counselling, such as improving communication, reducing anger flare-ups, and building coping skills.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorder

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyMotivational Interviewing

Experience

4+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of anger issues does she help with?

She works with everyday anger such as snapping at loved ones, ongoing resentment, and frustration at work. The profile also lists related concerns like relationship strain, grief, and sleep or eating problems.

How would she approach my temper in sessions?

She uses client-centred conversation to understand the person’s experience and motivational interviewing to set small steps for change. Sessions mix discussion with practical plans to try between meetings.

How much counselling experience does she have?

She has four years of professional experience working in counselling settings in the United Kingdom.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She holds BACP registration and practises from the United Kingdom.

Does she work in other languages or with international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are offered?

The original biography did not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

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

How do I start a first session?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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