Therapy Insights & Gentle Guidance

The holiday season can be meaningful, but it can also stretch us beyond our limits. When expectations rise and routines shift, our boundaries often become blurred. This gentle reflection explores why boundaries matter at Christmas, what happens when we lose sight of them, and how compassionate, person‑centred support — strengthened with ACT principles — can help you honour your needs with clarity and care.

The festive season can feel overwhelming behind the glitter and cheer. Therapy with Lisa Wastney offers compassionate, person‑centred counselling strengthened with ACT principles — a gentle space to explore Christmas overwhelm, loneliness, or stress. Together, we’ll validate your emotions and find practical ways to work with them, so you can step out from behind the festive mask and honour your authentic self.

During National Grief Awareness Week, Therapy with Lisa Wastney explores how person‑centred counselling — enriched with ACT principles — can support healing after loss. Grief is not something to “get over,” but something we grow alongside. Discover how therapy offers compassion, acceptance, and values‑based resilience to help you carry love and meaning forward.

Anxiety can feel like a tightening — in the chest, in the breath, in the space around you. It can be isolating, exhausting, and hard to explain. When worries spiral and everyday moments feel heavy, therapy can offer a quiet place to pause, reflect, and begin again. I’m Lisa Wastney, a person-centred counsellor offering online therapy across the UK. I work gently with anxiety, low mood, shame, guilt, grief, and relational difficulties — always with emotional safety at the core

Taking care of our mental health is a journey that requires kindness, patience, and the right support. Sometimes, the path to feeling better can feel unclear or overwhelming. That’s where gentle guidance and professional help can make a real difference. I want to share how therapy can be a comforting and empowering experience, especially when you find the right person to walk alongside you. Lisa offers a warm, person-centred approach that helps adults across the UK heal and g

Sometimes, the first step toward healing isn’t walking into a therapy room — it’s opening your laptop, exhaling, and allowing yourself to be seen from the quiet of your own space. What Is Online Counselling? Online counselling is a therapeutic relationship held through secure digital platforms — most often by video, but sometimes by phone or messaging. It offers a way to connect that honours your pace, your privacy, and the place you feel most at ease. Whether you’re curled u