Lisa Badman-Dunphy, BACP

Lisa Badman-Dunphy is a BACP registered psychotherapeutic counsellor who works with people seeking greater insight into their relationships, identity, and emotional wellbeing. She trained as a counsellor after more than 20 years working within the NHS and other care providers, supporting services in health visiting, sexual health, older persons mental health, and special educational needs and disabilities. The BACP credential indicates membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and reflects professional standards in the UK.

Her practice is rooted in psychodynamic therapy, which focuses on exploring the underlying roots of emotions, thoughts, and behaviour. Lisa aims to bring unconscious patterns into awareness so that past experiences can be understood in relation to present concerns. She offers a non-judgmental, empathetic space in which people can examine depression, anxiety, self-esteem, relationship difficulties, grief, trauma, and other life challenges.

Sessions are offered one-to-one by phone and online, typically on a weekly basis, and can be arranged as short-term work or in an open-ended format according to each person’s needs. Her core values are empathy, openness, and respect, and she is connected with communities including BIPOC, body positivity, open-relationships and ethical non-monogamy, LGBTQIA+, and sex positive networks. Prospective clients are invited to arrange an initial consultation to discuss their counselling needs and next steps.

Psychodynamic approaches and online support

Psychodynamic therapy helps people explore how early experiences and unconscious patterns influence current feelings, relationships, and behaviour. It involves attentive discussion of emotions, memories, and repeated patterns to reveal underlying drivers of anxiety, low mood, relationship difficulties, and self-esteem concerns.

Alongside psychodynamic work, psychotherapeutic counselling or talking therapy offers a collaborative space to focus on present concerns and practical coping - whether you are facing life changes, grief, or difficulties with intimacy and communication. This approach can be short-term or open-ended depending on what the person hopes to achieve.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Lisa will work collaboratively with each person to identify the best fit based on needs, goals, and preferences. Online delivery - via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - supports flexible scheduling and ongoing access to a registered professional. These options make it easier to maintain regular sessions around work, family, and other commitments while working toward greater self-understanding and emotional resilience.