Key details
- CredentialsACA
- RegistrationACA, Australia / 24753
- Experience30 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationAustralia
About
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Attachment-based work
About Lisa
Lisa Papas is an ACA counsellor with 30 years of professional experience in Australia. She works with adults who are stressed, anxious, grieving, struggling with anger, or coping with major life changes. Her practice also covers difficulties tied to relationships, addiction, chronic illness and sleep problems.
She focuses on giving people room to tell their stories. Sessions are practical and straightforward. Lisa listens for patterns that keep problems repeating and helps people try different ways of responding. The aim is clearer choices rather than quick fixes.
Her work often addresses trauma, bereavement and life-stage transitions. She also supports those facing compassion fatigue, chronic health conditions, and the emotional effects of adoption or caregiving. Lisa notices practical obstacles to change, like poor sleep or stuck communication, and works on those alongside emotional issues.
Lisa draws on methods such as acceptance and commitment ideas and cognitive behavioural techniques to help with unwanted thoughts and feelings. Attachment-based and client-centred approaches shape how she explores relationships and safety in sessions. Existential themes come up when people are rethinking meaning or purpose after loss or illness.
Her style is steady and plain. She prioritises respect and sensitivity, and helps people make manageable changes they can use day to day. To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online booking option.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Lisa commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in her work. ACT helps people accept difficult feelings while committing to actions that match their values, which can reduce reactivity and build steadier responses to anger. CBT focuses on identifying and testing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, and is useful for stress, anxiety, sleep and anger management.She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationship patterns influence current reactions. That can help when anger is connected to feeling threatened, rejected or unheard by others. These approaches aim to make day-to-day responses easier to notice and change, and to address both feelings and practical skills.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will help clients decide which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences. Decisions are made together, with attention to what works in real life rather than theory alone.
Session formats are not specified in the original biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or remove travel time. Practical benefits include easier scheduling around work or caregiving and being able to use therapeutic tools in the same environment where problems occur.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, grief, anger, depression and related issues such as relationship difficulties, addiction and chronic health challenges.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and straightforward, combining listening with techniques that change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours.
How much experience does she have?
She has 30 years of professional experience working with adults in Australia.
What credentials and region apply?
She is credentialed with the Australian Counselling Association (ACA) and is based in Australia.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients book sessions?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are offered to people within Australia.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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.