Lisa Papas, ACA

Lisa Papas is an experienced counsellor who aims to make it easier to talk about hard things. She offers a calm space where people can tell their story and take small steps toward feeling more able. Her approach is warm and respectful, and she supports people through big life changes and distressing events.

With 30 years of work in Australia, Lisa has worked alongside people dealing with trauma, chronic health concerns and substance use. She also helps those coping with grief, relationship strain, career shifts and the ongoing stress of caregiving. Those facing sleep problems, anger or low self-esteem often come to her for practical ways to cope.

Lisa uses a mix of well-known approaches to match each person's needs. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to build values-based action, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for thinking and behaviour patterns, and Attachment-Based ideas to understand relationships. Client-Centred and Existential perspectives shape how she listens and helps people find meaning.

In sessions she listens first and then suggests small, realistic steps people can try between meetings. She focuses on skills you can use day to day, such as managing worry, improving sleep routines or pacing energy when chronic illness is present.

Lisa holds ACA credentialing, which is noted as ACA. Sessions are conducted in English in Australia. If you are considering therapy, she asks people to start by completing a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling based on her availability.

How therapy methods translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small committed steps toward those values while accepting difficult thoughts and feelings. It is useful for anxiety, stress, grief and long-term health challenges. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and changing behaviours that keep problems going, which can help with insomnia, worry and low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how relationship patterns affect current feelings and supports new ways of relating to others and to oneself.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the person to decide which methods fit their goals, life situation and preferences. That collaborative planning can change over time as progress is reviewed.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around daily life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also help people maintain continuity of care during health or mobility challenges. Appropriately qualified therapists can adapt ACT, CBT and attachment-based work to an online setting and suggest practical exercises to use between meetings.